Industrialisation and society : a social history, 1830-1951 / / Eric Hopkins
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| Autore: |
Hopkins Eric
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| Titolo: |
Industrialisation and society : a social history, 1830-1951 / / Eric Hopkins
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| Pubblicazione: | London ; ; New York, : Routledge, c2000 |
| Edizione: | 1st ed. |
| Descrizione fisica: | 1 online resource (319 p.) |
| Disciplina: | 306.30941 |
| Soggetto topico: | Industrialization - Social aspects - Great Britain - History - 19th century |
| Industrialization - Social aspects - Great Britain - History - 20th century | |
| Soggetto geografico: | Great Britain Economic conditions 19th century |
| Great Britain Economic conditions 20th century | |
| Note generali: | Description based upon print version of record. |
| Nota di bibliografia: | Includes bibliographical references (p. 280-291) and index. |
| Nota di contenuto: | 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 |
| Sommario/riassunto: | 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 |
| Titolo autorizzato: | Industrialisation and society |
| 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 | |
| Formato: | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
| Record Nr.: | 9910821585703321 |
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