The forging of the modern state : early industrial Britain, 1783-1870 / Eric J. Evans.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Evans, Eric J., 1945-

Series:

Foundations of modern Britain

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Industrial revolution--Great Britain.

Industrial revolution.

Great Britain.

Great Britain--Politics and government--1760-1820.

Politics and government.

Great Britain--Politics and government--19th century.

Great Britain--History--18th century.

History.

Great Britain--History--19th century.

Physical Description:

xl, 585 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm.

Edition:

Third edition.

Place of Publication:

Harlow, England ; New York : Longman, 2001.

Summary:

In this hugely ambitious history of Britain, Eric Evans surveys every aspect of the period in which the country was transformed into the world's first industrial power. This was an era of revolutionary change unparalleled in Britain, yet one in which transformation was achieved without political revolution. The unique combination of transition and revolution is a major theme in the book, which ranges across the embryonic empire, the Church, education, health, finance, and rural and urban life. Evans gives particular attention to the Great Reform Act of 1832. The Third Edition includes an entirely new introductory chapter, and is illustrated for the first time.

Notes:

Previous ed.: 1996.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 548-566) and index.

ISBN:

0582472679

OCLC:

59522274