Industrialisation and Society: A Social History, 1830-1951

by Eric Hopkins

Book Overview

Indusrialisation and Society provides an essential introduction to the effects of industrialisation on British society, from Queen Victoria's reign to the birth of the welfare state in the 1940s.
This book deals with the remarkable social consequences of the industrial revolution, as Britain changed into an urban society based on industry. As the first nation to undergo an industrial revolution, Britain was also the first to deal with the unprecedented...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0415187788
• ISBN13: 9780415187787
• Release Date: May 2000
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 320 Pages
• Weight: 0.82 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 5.4" x 8.5"