Book of Donmon Teith

This is a unique account of working-class childhood during the British industrial revolution, first published in 2010. Using more than 600 autobiographies writt

A major study of the role of women in the labour market of Industrial Revolution Britain. It is well known that men and women usually worked in different occupa

Why are some parts of the world so rich and others so poor? Why did the Industrial Revolution--and the unprecedented economic growth that came with it--occur in

The quality of life experienced by people in the past is one of the most important areas of historical enquiry, and the standard of living of populations is one