Continuity, Chance and Change
The Character of the Industrial Revolution in England

It explores the Industrial Revolution in terms of paradox and provides a distinct 'model' to study the changes.

E. A. Wrigley (Author)

9780521396578, Cambridge University Press

Paperback, published 30 November 1990

156 pages, 3 b/w illus. 5 tables
21.6 x 13.9 x 1 cm, 0.19 kg

'General history is often interesting, but rarely important and searching. Continuity, Chance and Change succeeds on all three counts.' Julian Hoppit, The Times Higher Education Supplement

The Industrial Revolution brought into being a distinct world, a world of greater affluence, longevity and mobility, an urban rather than a rural world. But the great surge of economic growth was balanced against severe constraints on the opportunities for expansion, revealing an intriguing paradox. This book, published to considerable critical acclaim, explores the paradox and attempts to provide a distinct model' of the changes that comprised the industrial revolution.

List of figures and tables
Introduction
1. Definitions and concepts
2. The advanced organised economy
3. The mineral-based energy economy
4. Numbers and notions
References
Index.

Subject Areas: Economic history [KCZ]