The First Industrial Nation: The Economic History of Britain 1700-1914: Economic History of Britain, 1700-1914 (University Paperbacks)

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Great Introduction to a Complex Subject - By: E. Clothier, 16 Apr 2008
This is the first book I ever read on the Industrial Revolution, since then I have read about 15 others & written a dissertation on the textile industry during the late 18th & early 19th centuries.

It is a fantastic read & is accessible both casuallly & as a building block for further investigation into the period. There is a particularly good analysis of the banking & credit system, which is rare in many books which tackle the industrial revolution as a whole. Mathias provides an introduction which I firmly believe is second to none, he sets the scene well & throughout takes an academic yet stylised approach to the subject. Mathias also provides a fantastic series of tables & figures in the back of the book, which compliment the text wonderfully.

My only word of warning, to anyone considering this as their first read on the subject, would be that it is relatively long. However do not alllow that to put you off!

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