British Industrial Revolution An Economic Perspective

"A splendid volume. This book is a 'must'...particularly for those historians not familiar with the new economic history."--Max Hartwell, Oxford University. "Mokyr has done it again: economics in the service of history & history in the service of economics...Mokyr gives us genuine economic science."--Donald McCloskey, University of Iowa. The Industrial Revolution remains a defining moment in the economic history of the modern world. But what kind & how much of a revolution was it? And what kind of "movement" could it have been? These are just some of the larger questions among the many that economic historians continue to debate. In this book a distinguished set of scholars present & defend their views on essential aspects of the Industrial Revolution. The editor's extensive introduction is a major survey & evaluation of contemporary research in this field. Contributors: Joel Mokyr, David Landes, C. Knick Harley, Gregory Clark, David Mitch. To order: Westview Press, 5500 Central Ave., Boulder, CO 80301. Toll Free: 800-456-1995, FAX: 303-449-3356.Mokyr, Joel is the author of 'British Industrial Revolution An Economic Perspective' with ISBN 9780813385105 and ISBN 0813385105.