The Industrial Revolution and British Society is an original and wide-ranging textbook survey of the principal economic and social aspects of the Industrial Revolution in Britain in the eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries. The distinguished international team of contributors each focus on topics currently at the very center of scholarly interest, and draw together the very latest research in an accessible and stimulating manner: the intention throughout is to introduce a broad student readership to important, but less familiar aspects and consequences of the first Industrial Revolution. "...a wide-ranging and varied volume wth essays of a generally high standard: thorough as surveys and interesting in adding some new interpretations and emphases. It makes a fine and timely introduction to the subject and will be widely used and appreciated." Pat Hudson, Business History Review "...a series of well-written pieces that students may profitably dip into...." S.D. Smith, Albion "The quality of the essays is almost uniformly high and the choice of topics close to ideal." Reed Geiger, Journal of Interdisciplinary History This text is a wide-ranging survey of the principal economic and social aspects of the first Industrial Revolution. The Industrial Revolution and British Society is a wide-ranging survey of the principal economic and social aspects of the Industrial Revolution in Britain in the eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries. This book offers the most up-to-date overview of recent scholarship on this subject. It will be widely used as a textbook on advanced courses on British economic and social history. Used Book in Good Condition