1st Edition

Industrial Revolution

By Charles Austin Beard Copyright 2006
    128 Pages
    by Routledge

    128 Pages
    by Routledge

    First published in 2005. Taking a look at the Industrial Revolution from 1760 in English Agriculture, Manufacturing and politics and also discussing the mechanical revolution and its economic and social effects., this book puts forward that the civilised world has been changed, and social duties, morals, habits, habitations, and connections all altered by the discoveries of a few dozen able men.

    Prefatory Note

    1. England in 1760 - Agriculture, Manufacture, Politics

    2. The Mechanical Revolution and Its Economic Effects

    3. The Breaking up of the Old Order

    4. Revolt Against Laissez-Faire and Beginning of Organisation

    5. The Industrial Problem From The Standpoint of Mechanics and Social Needs

    Biography

    Charles Austin Beard