Mastering Economic and Social History

Front Matter....Pages i-xx
Population....Pages 1-20
The Agrarian Revolution 1750–1850....Pages 21-42
The Industrial Revolution....Pages 43-49
The Textile Industry 1700–1850....Pages 50-70
The Luddites....Pages 71-79
The Coal Industry 1700–1850....Pages 80-90
The Iron Industry 1700–1850....Pages 91-104
The Pottery Industry 1700–1900....Pages 105-113
The Development of Power 1700–1850....Pages 114-123
Road Transport....Pages 124-139
Canals....Pages 140-154
Railways....Pages 155-178
The Development of Shipping 1800–1939....Pages 179-193
Factory Reform....Pages 194-218
Social and Economic Conditions in Britain 1793–1822....Pages 219-237
The Poor Law 1750–1948....Pages 238-252
Law and Order 1700–1900....Pages 253-276
Education 1750–1944....Pages 277-300
Public Health in Britain 1750–1900....Pages 301-331
Trade and Trading Policy Since 1750....Pages 332-367
Working-Class Movements....Pages 368-414
Industrial Developments 1850–1914....Pages 415-436
Agriculture in Britain 1815–1914....Pages 437-463
The Emancipation of Women....Pages 464-490
The Social Reforms of the Liberal Government 1906–14....Pages 491-511
The First World War (1914–18) and its Effects....Pages 512-520
The Trade Unions 1914–39....Pages 521-540
Industry Between the Wars 1919–39....Pages 541-553
The Wall Street Crash and the Depression of the Thirties....Pages 554-576
The Home Front During the Second World War 1939–45....Pages 577-597
The Labour Government 1945–51....Pages 598-625
Communications and Transport Since 1840....Pages 626-646
Britain 1951–86....Pages 647-695
Back Matter....Pages 696-723