The First Industrialists
Author | : François Crouzet |
Publisher | : Cambridge University Press |
Total Pages | : 244 |
Release | : 2008-10-30 |
ISBN-10 | : 0521088712 |
ISBN-13 | : 9780521088718 |
Rating | : 4/5 (718 Downloads) |
Download or read book The First Industrialists written by François Crouzet and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2008-10-30 with total page 244 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book is focused on the social and occupational origins of the founders of modem British industry: what kind of families did they come from? What was their occupation before they set up as industrialists? In discussing these and other issues, this study makes an important contribution to the problem of social mobility during the Industrial Revolution.