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The Industrial Revolution is central to the teaching of economic history. It has also been key to historical research on the commercial expansion of Western Europe, the rise of factories, coal and iron production, the proletarianization of labour, and the birth and worldwide spread of industrial capitalism. However, perspectives on the Industrial Revolution have changed significantly in recent years. The interdisciplinary approach of Reinventing the Economic History of Industrialisation - with contributions on the history of consumption, material culture, and cultural histories of science and technology - offers a more global perspective, arguing for an interpretation of the industrial revolution based on global interactions that made technological innovation and the spread of knowledge possible. Through this new lens, it becomes clear that industrialising processes started earlier and lasted longer than previously understood. Reflecting on the major topics of concern for economic historians over the past generation, Reinventing the Economic History of Industrialisation brings this area of study up to date and points the way forward.

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""This state-of-the-art collection offers a fine overview of new debates about the Industrial Revolution. Its attention to global flows of goods and knowledge, the transformative power of consumption, and the centrality of workers, their skills, and how they were organised makes this a worthy tribute to the impressive contributions and career of Maxine Berg."" Regina Grafe, European University Institute ""Scholars at different stages of their careers, with widely varied perspectives, here engage with Berg's work in direct ways. They combine useful synthesis with new research to provide a coherent and well-integrated volume which makes an important contribution to economic history."" Nuala Zahedieh, University of Edinburgh

Scholars at different stages of their careers, with widely varied perspectives, here engage with Berg's work in direct ways. They combine useful synthesis with new research to provide a coherent and well-integrated volume which makes an important contribution to economic history. Nuala Zahedieh, University of Edinburgh This state-of-the-art collection offers a fine overview of new debates about the Industrial Revolution. Its attention to global flows of goods and knowledge, the transformative power of consumption, and the centrality of workers, their skills, and how they were organised makes this a worthy tribute to the impressive contributions and career of Maxine Berg. Regina Grafe, European University Institute

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Kristine Bruland is professor emeritus at the University of Oslo. Anne Gerritsen teaches the history of China and global history at the University of Warwick, and the history of Asian art at the University of Leiden. Pat Hudson is emeritus professor of economic history at Cardiff University and honorary vice-president of the Economic History Society. Giorgio Riello is chair of early modern global history at the European University Institute and professor of global history and culture at the University of Warwick.

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