Continuity, Chance and Change

E．A．里格利为牛津大学万灵学院的高级研究员。英国人口史和工业革命史研究的著名学者，曾任英国学术院院长。

出版者:Cambridge University Press

作者:E. A. Wrigley

页数:156

出版时间:1990-11-30

价格:USD 45.99

装帧:Paperback

isbn号码:9780521396578

图书标签:工业革命英国历史转型社会欧洲史十九世纪世界史history

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.