Iron Steam Money: The Making Of Industrial Revolution Roger Osborne Pimlico Αγγλικά Βιβλία History World

In Late Eighteenth-Century Britain A Handful Of Men Brought About The Greatest Transformation Human History Inventors Industrialists And Entrepreneurs Ushered Age Powered Machinery Factory Thereby Changed Whole Society Bringing Into Being New Methods Social Economic Organisation Classes Political Forces Industrial Revolution Also Dramatically Altered Humanity\ S Relation To Natural World Embedded Belief That Change Not Stasis Is Necessary Backdrop For Existence Iron Steam Money Tells Thrilling Story Those Few Decades Moments Inspiration Rivalries Skulduggery Death Threats Tireless Perseverance Visionaries Who Made It All Happen Richard Arkwright James Watt Trevithick Josiah Wedgwood Are Among Giants Whose Achievements Tragedies Fill These Pages This Authoritative Study Roger Osborne Shows How Why Happened Revealing Pre-Industrial As Surprisingly Affluent With Wealth Spread Widely Through Population Craft Industries Every Town Village Front Parlour Combination Disposable Income Widespread Demand Goods Generation Time-Served Artisans Created Unique Conditions Propelled Humanity Modern Was Arguably Most Important Episode Reminds Us Its Central Role While Showing Extraordinary Excitement Tumultuous Σελίδες: 400 Διαστάσεις: 15 5X15 5Cm