The Industrial Revolution
by Arnold Toynbee
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Widely credited as having established the term 'industrial revolution' as a historical concept, Arnold Toynbee was among the most outspoken political economists of the 19th century. This volume is a collection of his Balliol lectures & other public addresses, originally published posthumously in 1884. The lectures, often humorous, discuss developments in contemporary political economy, the views of other commentators, & the impact on society of this new discipline; viewed as a collection, show more they represent one of the first calls for economic history as an academic subject to be studied separately from political history. Given during the early 1880s, the popular addresses treat some of the most important economic topics of the day, from the role of trade unions to the relationship between wages & production. Also included in this book are a preface by the author's wife, & a memoir by his colleague, Benjamin Jowett. show lessTags
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- Original publication date
- 1884
- Disambiguation notice
- The author is Arnold Toynbee, NOT Arnold Joseph Toynbee. This reprint (ISBN 0715344528) is of a book originally published in 1884 before Arnold Toynbee's nephew Arnold Joseph was born. The cataloguing informaton from the Na... (show all)tional Library of Scotland is in error. Other copies of this work entered in LT from different sources have the correct author name and the main work is listed on the Arnold Toynbee author page.
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- Nonfiction, Economics, History, General Nonfiction
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- 330.942 — Society, government, & culture Economics Jobs & Careers Economic geography and history Europe England, Wales
- LCC
- HC254.5 .T73 — Social sciences Economic history and conditions Economic history and conditions By region or country
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