The Making of an Industrial Society : Whickham 1560-1765 Hardback
by David (Professor of History, Professor of History, Ontario Institute for Studies in Educatio Levine, Keith (University Lecturer in History and Fellow, University Lecturer in History and Fell Wrightson
Part of the Oxford Studies in Social History series
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This is the first intensive study of an industrial community in early modern England.
Whickham, a village built on an underground mountain of coal in north-east England, was arguably Britain's first modern industrial society. David Levine and Keith Wrightson employ the latest techniques of socio-historical research and make full use of a wide variety of contemporary sources to explore many aspects of life in Whickham between 1560 and 1765.
They bring together vital strands - including industrial development, agrarian change, social stratification, demography, religion, work, leisure, living standards, kinship and the family - to produce a rounded and vivid picture, which throws into relief the achievements, benefits, and costs of the complex process of industrialization.
The development of Whickham is set in the larger context of socio-economic change during this period.
This is a major contribution to the history of early modern England.
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- Format:Hardback
- Pages:478 pages, 5 maps, 1 figure
- Publisher:Oxford University Press
- Publication Date:17/01/1991
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- ISBN:9780198200666
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Out of stock
- Format:Hardback
- Pages:478 pages, 5 maps, 1 figure
- Publisher:Oxford University Press
- Publication Date:17/01/1991
- Category:
- ISBN:9780198200666
