The industrial revolution was the single most important development in human history over the past three centuries, and it continues to shape the contemporary w

“Emma Griffin gives a new and powerful voice to the men and women whose blood and sweat greased the wheels of the Industrial Revolution” (Tim Hitchcock, aut

The industrial revolution of Britain is recognized today as a model for industrialization all over the world. Now with a new introduction by the author, this bo

Why did the industrial revolution take place in 18th century Britain and not elsewhere in Europe or Asia? Robert Allen argues that the British industrial revolu