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Title The Industrial revolution and British society / edited by Patrick K. O'Brien and Roland Quinault.

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Cambridge ; New York, NY : Cambridge University Press, 1993.

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Location	Call No.	OPAC Message	Status
Axe 3rd Floor Stacks	330.942 In2	---	Available

Description	xii, 295 p. ; 24 cm.
Bibliography	Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents	Introduction : modern conceptions of the Industrial Revolution / Patrick K. O'Brien -- Women in the workforce / Duncan Bythell -- Reinterpretation of the Industrial Revolution / Gary Hawke -- Religion and political stability in early industrial England / Alan D. Gilbert -- Sex and desire in the Industrial Revolution / Thomas Laqueur -- Political preconditions for the Industrial Revolution / Patrick K. O'Brien -- Crime, law and punishment in the Industrial Revolution / David Philips -- The Industrial Revolution and parliamentary reform / Roland Quinault -- Margins of the Industrial Revolution / Eric Richards -- Social aspects of the Industrial Revolution / John Stevenson -- Technological and organizational change in industry during the Industrial Revolution / G. N. von Tunzelmann -- Postscript : An appreciation of Max Hartwell / Eric Jones.
Subject	Industrial revolution -- Great Britain.
	Great Britain -- Economic conditions -- 18th century.
	Great Britain -- Economic conditions -- 19th century.
	Great Britain -- Social conditions -- 18th century.
	Great Britain -- Social conditions -- 19th century.
Added Author	O'Brien, Patrick Karl.
	Quinault, Roland E.
ISBN	052143744X (pbk.)
	0521431549