Industry And Empire: From 1750 To The Present Day

This outstanding history describes and accounts for Britain's rise as the world's first industrial world power, its decline from the temporary dominance of the pioneer, its rather special relationship with the rest of the world (notably the underdeveloped countries) and the effects of all these on the life of the British people.

• | By (Author): E J Hobsbawm
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• | Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd
• | Publication Date: Apr 29, 1999
• | Country of Publication: United Kingdom
• | Number of Pages: 432 pages
• | Language: Not available
• | Binding: Paperback|Softback
• | ISBN-10: 0140257888
• | ISBN-13: 9780140257885