Forging Modernity: Why and How Britain Got the Industrial Revolution

by Martin Hutchinson

Book Overview

The Industrial Revolution provided the greatest increase in living standards the world has ever known while propelling Britain to dominance on the global stage. In Forging Modernity, Martin Hutchinson looks at how and why Britain gained this prize ahead of its European competitors. After comparing their endowments and political structures as far back as 1600, he then traces how Britain, through better policies primarily from the political Tory party,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0718896890
• ISBN13: 9780718896898
• Release Date: November 2023
• Publisher: Lutterworth Press
• Length: 450 Pages
• Weight: 1.12 lbs.