Overview
Historians increasingly emphasise that, in order to understand the industrial revolution fully as an economic, social and political process, the subject is best viewed from a regional, rather than a national, perspective. This book applies such an approach to the north-east of England in the early modern period, when, it is argued, the region experienced an early industrial revolution. Putting forward many new research findings and much new thinking, and covering many aspects of the economy of north-east England in the period, the book shows how rich and varied it was, and how vital the interplay of social, political and cultural forces was for industrial development. The book demonstrates that the economy of north-east England was not dominated by coal alone, and that previous historians' focus on 'the working class' misrepresents the full complexities of society in the period. Overall, the book has much to offer economic and social historians and historians of regional development generally, not just those interested in north-east England. ADRIAN GREEN is Lecturer in History at Durham University. He is co-editor of Regional Identities in North-East England, 1300-2000 (The Boydell Press, 2007). BARBARA CROSBIE is an Honorary Fellow in the Department of History at Durham University, and is completing a study of The Rising Generations: Age Relations and Cultural Change in Eighteenth-Century England. Contributors: A. T. BROWN, JOHN BROWN, ANDY BURN, BARBARA CROSBIE, ADRIAN GREEN , MATTHEW D. GREENHALL, LINDSAY HOUPT-VARNER, GWENDA MORGAN, PETER RUSHTON, LEONA SKELTON, PETER D. WRIGHT, KEITH WRIGHTSON
Full Product Details
Author: Adrian Green ,
Barbara Crosbie (Author) ,
A.T. Brown ,
Adrian Green
Publisher: Boydell & Brewer Ltd
Imprint: The Boydell Press
Volume: v. 17
Dimensions:
Width: 15.60cm
, Height: 2.50cm
, Length: 23.40cm
Weight: 0.001kg
ISBN: 9781783271832
ISBN 10: 1783271833
Pages: 319
Publication Date: 19 January 2018
Audience:
Professional and scholarly
,
Professional and scholarly
,
General/trade
,
Professional & Vocational
,
Professional & Vocational
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active
Availability: In Print
This item will be ordered in for you from one of our suppliers. Upon receipt, we will promptly dispatch it out to you. For in store availability, please contact us.
Reviews
Ideal for any family historian wanting to get an idea of what life was like for their North-Eastern forebears, or the academic looking to start research into the North-East's economy or culture during this time period. FACHRS NEWSLETTER The book's overall breadth of scope has been deftly edited together through both impressively thorough chapter cross-referencing and a strong introduction which connects the dots into a compellingly contoured map. It is a valuable work. HEXHAM LOCAL HISTORY SOCIETY NEWSLETTER
Ideal for any family historian wanting to get an idea of what life was like for their North-Eastern forebears, or the academic looking to start research into the North-East's economy or culture during this time period. FACHRS NEWSLETTER
Author Information
BARBARA CROSBIE is Assistant Professor in Early Modern Social History at Durham University and co-edited (with Adrian Green) Economy and Culture in North-East England, 1500-1800 (Boydell Press, 2018). BARBARA CROSBIE is Assistant Professor in Early Modern Social History at Durham University and co-edited (with Adrian Green) Economy and Culture in North-East England, 1500-1800 (Boydell Press, 2018).
