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"The birth of the industrial revolution"--Cover
"First published in 1968 by Weidenfeld & Nicholson. This edition originally published in 1999 by the Penguin Group, London"--Title page verso

1. Britain in 1750 /
2. Origin of the Industrial Revolution /
3. The Industrial Revolution 1780-1840 /
4. The Human Results of the Industrial Revolution 1750-1850 /
5. Agriculture 1750-1850 /
6. Industrialization: The Second Phase 1840-95 /
7. Britain in the World Economy /
8. Standards of Living 1850-1914 /
9. The Beginnings of Decline /
10. The Land 1850-1960 /
11. Between the Wars /
12. Government and Economy /
13. The Long Boom /
14. Society Since 1914 /
15. The Other Britain /
16. A Harsher Economic Climate.

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