Routledge library editions. The industrial revolution ; 2
Contents
Cover; Half Title; Title; Copyright; Original Title; Original Copyright; Contents; Dedication; Preface; 1. Debate over the 'Working Class'; 2. People and Industry; 3. Local Governance; 4. Cotton Workers; 5. The Skilled and the Unskilled; 6. The Rise of Jacobinism; 7. The Handloom Weavers; 8. The Year of the Luddites; 9. Weavers, Radicals and the March of the Blanketeers; 10. The Peterloo Era; 11. The Fragmentation of Workers' Movements; 12. Conclusion; Notes; Select Bibliography of Primary Sources; Index
Summary
This title, first published in 1984, focuses primarily on the early Industrial Revolution (c. 1780-1820) in the Stockport district. As the Industrial Revolution in England was the first instance of successful industrialisation, it can still provide many social and economic lessons and also furnish essential evidence for continuing debate over ideology and theory. Therefore, this title will be of interest to students of both history and economics
