The Making of an Industrial Society: Whickham, 1560-1765

by Keith Wrightson and David Levine

This is the first intensive study of an industrial community in early modern England. Levine and Wrightson employ the latest techniques of socio-historical research and make full use of a wide variety of contemporary sources to explore many aspects of life in Whickham between 1560 and 1765. They bring together vital strands--including industrial development, agrarian change, social stratification, demography, religion, work, leisure, living standards,...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0198200668
• ISBN13: 9780198200666
• Release Date: March 1991
• Publisher: Clarendon Press
• Length: 480 Pages
• Weight: 1.66 lbs.