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.