{"product_id":"9781352003109","title":"A Short History of the British Industrial Revolution","description":"Listen to author Emma Griffin discussing the British Industrial Revolution on BBC Radio 4's \u003cem\u003eIn Our Time\u003c\/em\u003e: http:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/programmes\/b00wr9r7 \u003cp\u003eWhy was the British industrial revolution such a pivotal event in world history? \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis succinct introduction explains what the Industrial Revolution was, when exactly it occurred and why it happened in Britain first. Providing a clear and compelling synthesis of the latest research on industrialization, and illustrated with newspaper articles, photographs and graphs, the book is aimed at students without any prior knowledge. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eGriffin assesses the best known explanations for the industrial revolution, and argues that industrialization is to be understood chiefly as the switch to a new source of fuel (coal) coupled with the emergence of new technologies. Situating British industrialisation in a global context, she evaluates what benefits, if any, the world's first industrial revolution brought to the ordinary men and women whose labour made it happen. \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Red Globe Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47023820210416,"sku":"9781352003109","price":35.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781352003109_p0.jpg?v=1769893430","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781352003109","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}