The industrial revolution: history, documents, and key questions

Preface

Timeline

Historical overview

The industrial revolution : A to Z

Primary documents

Key questions

Question 1: why was england first to industrialize?

Question 2: was the exploitation of the working classes necessary to have an industrial revolution?

Question 3: Could an industrial revolution have taken place without European colonialism and imperialism?

Select annotated bibliography

Index

About the author and contributors.