Industry and Empire

Why read it

• You will understand the Industrial Revolution as the most fundamental transformation of human life in recorded history
• You will see how Britain's early lead as the industrial pioneer turned into decline, and why being first did not keep it on top
• You will learn how industrialization changed the work, living standards and daily lives of ordinary British people over two centuries

Who it is for

• A history student preparing for exams on industrialization
• A general reader curious why Britain lost its lead
• An economist interested in long run decline

Contents

1. PREFACE
2. INTRODUCTION
3. BRITAIN IN 1750¹
4. ORIGIN OF THE INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTION¹
5. THE INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTION 1780–1840¹
6. THE HUMAN RESULTS OF THE INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTION 1750–1850¹
7. AGRICULTURE 1750–1850¹
8. INDUSTRIALIZATION: THE SECOND PHASE 1840–95¹
9. BRITAIN IN THE WORLD ECONOMY¹
10. STANDARDS OF LIVING 1850–1914¹
11. THE BEGINNINGS OF DECLINE¹
12. THE LAND 1850–1960¹
13. BETWEEN THE WARS¹
14. GOVERNMENT AND ECONOMY¹
15. THE LONG BOOM¹
16. SOCIETY SINCE 1914¹
17. THE OTHER BRITAIN¹
18. A HARSHER ECONOMIC CLIMATE¹
19. CONCLUSION
20. DIAGRAMS

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