ID - 28631978 TI - Continuity, chance and change : the character of the industrial revolution in England PY - 1988 SN - 0521356482 0521396573 1139168045 9780521396578 9780521356480 9781139168045 PB - Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, DB - UniCat KW - Industrial revolution KW - History of the United Kingdom and Ireland KW - anno 1700-1799 KW - anno 1800-1899 KW - Industries KW - History KW - England KW - Economic conditions KW - Social conditions KW - Grande-Bretagne KW - Arts and Humanities KW - Industries - England - History - 19th century KW - England - Economic conditions - 19th century KW - England - Social conditions - 19th century KW - Revolution, Industrial KW - Economic history KW - Social history KW - Revolution industrielle UR - https://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:28631978 AB - The Industrial Revolution brought into being a distinct world, a world of greater affluence, longevity and mobility, an urban rather than a rural world. But the great surge of economic growth was balanced against severe constraints on the opportunities for expansion, revealing an intriguing paradox. This book, published to considerable critical acclaim, explores the paradox and attempts to provide a distinct model' of the changes that comprised the industrial revolution. ER -