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Title: The Industrial Revolution, 1760-1830 by Thomas S. Ashton, Pat Hudson ISBN: 0-19-289289-4 Publisher: Oxford University Press Pub. Date: January, 1998 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $19.95 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.5 (2 reviews)
Rating: 4
Summary: A solid, no-nonsense book about an important subject
Comment: First published in 1948, this book has gone through many editions, the latest, as we can see here, put out in 1998. I recently read the 1964 edition, picked up long ago at a booksale in Melbourne, Australia. Ashton's work is probably timeless. It is a down-to-earth, very well reasoned history of the various historical tendencies and phenomena that together are called "the industrial revolution". I cannot vouch for this volume being absolutely correct. The author does not have much time for those who dwell on the evils of industrialization, or who want to include class struggle in their analysis. Though I was not fully convinced of this, still I was willing to listen. Not being an expert in the field, I was looking for a decent explanation or summary of the whole process. I definitely got my money's worth in Ashton's book. It is well-written, without jargon and without presumption of vast historical knowledge on the part of the reader. It gives you an overview of such various fields as population growth, early forms of industry in England, the technical innovations, capital, banking, labor unions, conditions of workers, industrialists' clubs, and relation of agriculture to industry. Though I found the part about banks and interest rather rough going, it was entirely due to my own poor understanding of the field. My edition could have used a map. The shires, the rivers, and the many towns of England are not all imprinted firmly in the brains of North Americans. Other than that, I would heartily recommend this book to anyone who wants to improve their understanding of the Industrial Revolution.
Rating: 5
Summary: simply delightful to read as well as a thorough resource
Comment: I can't believe I'm the first to write about this. I bought this a few years back while a graduate student in modern European history. My focus was primarily industrialization. This book is a joy. Ashton provides a thorough picture of the Revolution from several perspectives. He describes how events and developments built upon each other and how the innovators fed each others efforts. Most importantly, Ashton is a terrific writer. Other books on this and like topics can be as dry as the Sahara. Ashton is engaging and witty. This is not a book that requires a terrifically large committment. Even if you are not a student but simply interested in the topic, please read this.
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Title: The British Industrial Revolution: An Economic Perspective by Joel Mokyr ISBN: 081333389X Publisher: Westview Press Pub. Date: 04 December, 1998 List Price(USD): $42.00 |
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Title: Industry and Empire: The Birth of the Industrial Revolution by Chris Wrigley, Eric J. Hobsbawm ISBN: 1565845617 Publisher: New Press Pub. Date: 01 September, 1999 List Price(USD): $18.95 |
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Title: The Age of Revolution: 1749-1848 by Eric Hobsbawm ISBN: 0679772537 Publisher: Vintage Pub. Date: 26 November, 1996 List Price(USD): $15.00 |
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Title: British Politics and Foreign Policy in the Age of Appeasement, 1935-39 by R. J. Q. Adams ISBN: 0804721017 Publisher: Stanford Univ Pr Pub. Date: April, 1993 List Price(USD): $19.95 |
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Title: Daily Life in Johnson's London by Richard B. Schwartz ISBN: 0299094944 Publisher: University of Wisconsin Press Pub. Date: January, 1984 List Price(USD): $17.95 |
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