Manchester is renowned as the world’s first industrialized city — a hub of the Industrial Revolution in 18th-century Britain ...

Since the beginning of the Industrial Revolution, it is estimated that ... An engraving of factory smokestacks in East London, England. The sheer number of factories and mills, and the smoke ...

I occasionally pause for a moment to remember that just a few years ago, before we were concerned that AI would take all the ...

The Population History of England (CUP) and Continuity, Chance and Change (CUP). "Wrigley's scheme has much to recommend it...It brings some enormously important and largely neglected aspects of the ...

How does economic modernization affect group identity? Modernization theory emphasizes how labor migration led to the adoption of common identities. Yet economic development may reduce incentives to ...

The result is a clear, literate contribution to the ongoing debate about the meaning of class, gender, and regionalism during the industrial revolution." R.A. Soloway, Choice "Gray's study is ...

The use of coal became widespread in England during the 18th century, particularly during the Industrial Revolution with the ...

In the long view of history, technological advancement unleashed by the Industrial Revolution has come to be seen as a net positive for economic development and everyone’s well-being ...

The foundations of the modern world were laid by one major event—the industrial revolution. A profusion of new technologies and manufacturing processes, accompanied by innovations in finance and ...