Liberty's Dawn: A People's History Of The Industrial Revolution

Author: Emma Griffin

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  • : $39.95 AUD
  • : 9780300205251
  • : Yale University Press
  • : Yale University Press
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  • : March 2014
  • : 198mm X 129mm
  • : United States
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Barcode 9780300205251
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Description

This remarkable book looks at hundreds of autobiographies penned between 1760 and 1900 to offer an intimate firsthand account of how the Industrial Revolution was experienced by the working class. The Industrial Revolution brought not simply misery and poverty. On the contrary, Griffin shows how it raised incomes, improved literacy and offered exciting opportunities for political action.

Author description

Emma Griffin is senior lecturer in history at the University of East Anglia. She is the author of three previous books, including A Short History of the British Industrial Revolution and Blood Sport: A History of Hunting in Britain (published by Yale). Emma Griffin is senior lecturer in history at the University of East Anglia and an expert on the social and economic history of Britain from 1700 to 1870. She is a frequent contributor to Radio Three's Night Waves and the author of three previous books, including A Short History of the British Industrial Revolution and Blood Sport: A History of Hunting in Britain.