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Industry and empire : from 1750 to the present day / E.J. Hobsbawm.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublication details: London : Penguin, 1999.Edition: New ed. / this ed. rev. and updated with Chris WrigleyDescription: xx,411p. : ill., maps ; 20cmISBN:
  • 0140257888 pbk
  • 9780140257885
Subject(s): Summary: This outstanding history describes and accounts for Britain's rise as the world's first industrial world power, its decline from the temporary dominance of the pioneer, its rather special relationship with the rest of the world (notably the underdeveloped countries) and the effects of all these on the life of the British people.
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Previous ed.: London : Weidenfeld & Nicolson, 1968.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

This outstanding history describes and accounts for Britain's rise as the world's first industrial world power, its decline from the temporary dominance of the pioneer, its rather special relationship with the rest of the world (notably the underdeveloped countries) and the effects of all these on the life of the British people.

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