Industrialisation and society : a social history, 1830-1951 / Eric Hopkins.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Hopkins, Eric.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Industrialization--Social aspects--Great Britain--History--19th century.

Industrialization.

Industrialization--Social aspects--Great Britain--History--20th century.

Great Britain--Economic conditions--19th century.

Great Britain.

Great Britain--Economic conditions--20th century.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (319 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

London ; New York : Routledge, c2000.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Industrialization and Society provides an essential introduction to the effects of industrialization on British society, from Queen Victoria's reign to the birth of the welfare state in the 1940s.This book deals with the remarkable social consequences of the industrial revolution, as Britain changed into an urban society based on industry. As the first nation to undergo an industrial revolution, Britain was also the first to deal with the unprecedented social problems of rapid urbanization combined with an unparalleled growth in population. Industrialization and Society

Contents:

Cover; Title; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; Tables; Introduction; 1 The Victorian inheritance; 2 The mid-century years; 3 After equipoise: urban problems, 1870-1900; 4 Industrial change and the countryside, 1830-1951; 5 The challenge from the left; 6 Edwardian England and the Liberal reforms; 7 The Great War, 1914-18; 8 The inter-war years, 1918-39; 9 War and the coming of the Welfare State; Envoi; Notes; Select bibliography; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 280-291) and index.

ISBN:

0-17-435061-9

1-134-66097-9

1-134-66098-7

1-280-32954-8

0-203-13089-8

0-203-17065-2

9780203130896

OCLC:

48138212