The First Industrialists: The Problem of Origins

by François Crouzet

Book Overview

The 'first industrialists' were the pioneers and leaders of the British Industrial Revolution, the men who founded factories and other large establishments, which were typical of the new economic system. They had a number of precursors since the sixteenth century, but, on the whole, they were a new breed, which emerged in the late eighteenth century. They were markedly different from the leaders of traditional industry. This book is focused on the...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0521088712
• ISBN13: 9780521088718
• Release Date: October 2008
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 240 Pages
• Weight: 0.68 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.5" x 8.5"