Rethinking The Industrial Revolution: Five Centuries Of Transition From Agrarian To Industrial Capitalism In

Historical Materialism, Volume 49

AvMichael Andrew Zmolek

Häftad, Engelska, 2014

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Beskrivning

In Rethinking the Industrial Revolution, Michael Andrew Zmolek offers the first in-depth study of the evolution of English manufacturing from the feudal and early modern periods within the context of the development of agrarian capitalism. The work chronicles how a long train of struggles led by artisans resisting efforts by employers to transform production along capitalist lines, prompted employers to appeal to the state to suppress this resistance by coercion.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2014-07-29
Mått:140 x 210 x 49 mm
Vikt:1 276 g
Format:Häftad
Språk:Engelska
Serie:Historical Materialism
Antal sidor:916
Förlag:Haymarket Books
ISBN:9781608463756

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Mer om författaren

Michael Andrew Žmolek Ph.D. (2009, York University) teaches World History and International Studies at the University of Iowa, having previously taught at the University of Dubuque. His published articles explore environmental problems, development issues and the origin of capitalism

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"...Žmolek's book is a superb read and is a remarkable piece of scholarship. He has a unparallelled grasp of the material, both in terms of the historical record and his understanding of contemporary analyses of the subject under discussion. This book will undoubtedly be debated and studied for many years." —ResoluteReader

Innehållsförteckning

AcknowledgmentsForewordIntroductionPART I: ENGLAND TRANSFORMED: MANUFACTURING AND AGRARIAN CAPITALISM, 1348–17831. The Pre-History of Industry2. Parliament and Revolution3. Agrarian Capitalism: The Key to Britain’s Rise to Power4. An Empire in Crisis5. Harvesting the Agrarian RevolutionPART II: ‘SUCH MACHINES … AS CANNOT ERR’: CAPITAL AND TECHNOLOGY IN THE MAKING OF INDUSTRIAL ENGLAND, 1700–18006. Technology and History7. The Social Origins of the Factory8. Factories and Machinery9. Capital and IndustryPART III: CUSTOM’S LAST STAND: THE RISE AND FALL OF ARTISAN-LED RESISTANCE TO CAPITALISM IN ENGLAND, 1783–184810. Custom and Law11. Rebellion and Reaction12. Class and the State13. Reform and the Oligarchy14. Chartists and LiberalsConclusionEpilogueBibliographyIndex