Industry and empire : an economic history of Britain since 1750 /

By:

Hobsbawm, E. J

Material type: Text

TextPublication details: London : Weidenfeld & Nicolson, c1968.Description: xi, 336 p. :illSubject(s):

DDC classification:

330.942 HOB

LOC classification:

HC253 .H57

Summary: In Industry and Empire, Hobsbawm explores the origin and dramatic course of the industrial Revolution over two hundred and fifty years and its influence on social and political institutions. He describes and accounts for Britain's rise as the first industrial power, its decline from domination its special relation with the rest of the world, and the effects of this trajectory on the lives of its ordinary citizens." "This new edition includes a fascinating summary of events of the last twenty years, and an illuminating new conclusion.

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Item type	Current library	Collection	Call number	Status	Date due	Barcode
Monograph & others	CBN HQ Library General Stacks	Non-fiction	330.942 HOB (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Available		31008100127089

Includes index.

Includes bibliographical references: p. 316-319.

In Industry and Empire, Hobsbawm explores the origin and dramatic course of the industrial Revolution over two hundred and fifty years and its influence on social and political institutions. He describes and accounts for Britain's rise as the first industrial power, its decline from domination its special relation with the rest of the world, and the effects of this trajectory on the lives of its ordinary citizens." "This new edition includes a fascinating summary of events of the last twenty years, and an illuminating new conclusion.

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