Liberty''s Dawn A People''s History of the Industrial Revolution

"This remarkable book looks at hundreds of autobiographies penned between 1760 and 1900 to offer an intimate firsthand account of how the Industrial Revolution was experienced by the working class. The Industrial Revolution brought not simply misery and poverty. On the contrary, Griffin shows how it raised incomes, improved literacy, and offered exciting opportunities for political action. For many, this was a period of new, and much valued, sexual and cultural freedom. This rich personal account focuseson the social impact of the Industrial Revolution, rather than its economic and political histories. In the tradition of best-selling books by Liza Picard, Judith Flanders, and Jerry White, Griffin gets under the skin of the period and creates a cast of colorful characters, including factory workers, miners, shoemakers, carpenters, servants, and farm laborers"--

Info autore

Emma Griffin is professor of history at the University of East Anglia. She lives in Norwich, UK.

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Emma Griffin, Griffin Emma
• Editore: Yale University Press Ltd
• Contenuto: Libro
• Forma del prodotto: Tascabile
• Data pubblicazione: 15.03.2014
• Categoria: Scienze umane, arte, musica > Storia > Tematiche generali, enciclopedie; Saggistica > Politica, società, economia > Biografie, autobiografie; Narrativa > Romanzi > Epistole, diari
• EAN: 9780300205251
• ISBN: 978-0-300-20525-1
• Numero di pagine: 320
• Categorie: Modern history to 20th century: c 1700 to c 1900, European History, Collected biographies, BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / General, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Industries / General, HISTORY / Social History, HISTORY / Europe / Great Britain / Georgian Era (1714-1837), HISTORY / Europe / Great Britain / Victorian Era (1837-1901), c 1800 to c 1900, 19th century, c 1800 to c 1899, 18th century, c 1700 to c 1799, British & Irish history, United Kingdom, Great Britain, British Isles, Industrialisation & Industrial History, Industrialisation and industrial history