The Industrial Revolution
The Industrial Revolution
Britain, 1770–1810
*Users in the USA and Canada please select your location at the top of this page to see prices in your currency. Users in the UK and the Rest of the World will be billed in UK£
About this book
In the late eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries a profound change swept across Britain. The rapid advance of technology increased industrial productivity to a level previously unimaginable. To support this new technology, people flocked from the countryside into the cities to take jobs in the factories. The movement caused a great deal of social unrest as technology replaced many of the “old ways”, and the populations of cities swelled far beyond the ability of the government to provide adequate housing and services. Discover more about the lives of those who lived in one of the greatest periods of social change in the history of Britain.
Contents
- Preface
- Introduction
- Family life
- Home and Neighbourhood
- Work
- Food and Drink
- Shopping and Style
- Transport
- Entertainment
- Education and Social Service
- Health
- Places to Visit
- Index
Paperback; June 2010; 88 pages; ISBN: 9780747807810