The Industrial Revolutionaries by Gavin Weightman
International in its sweep, vivid in its execution and original in its argument, this 'meticulous and fascinating' (Guardian) account of the worldwide industrial revolution.
Ambitious.. clear-sighted... fascinating... Instead of simply replacing one set of triumphalist myths with an alternative one, Weightman practises real history. -- Brian Morton * Sunday Herald *
Weightman paints a subtle and varied picture... [he] has managed the difficult task of producing an account of the industrialising world that gives proper honour to his chosen grand narrative as well as to the hundreds of little local stories that both nourish and complicate it. -- Kathryn Hughes * Guardian *
It is one of the pleasures of Weightman's book to see how technology rose above nationality... the interconnectedness of this world of invention and technology is extraordinary... Wonderful. -- Judith Flanders * Sunday Telegraph *
In this lively study, there is little room for the dry academic prose that so often makes economic histories a painful reading experience. Instead, we have a wealth of vivid portraits of figures from the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries... Excellent. -- Leo McKinstry * Literary Review *
Weightman paints a subtle and varied picture... [he] has managed the difficult task of producing an account of the industrialising world that gives proper honour to his chosen grand narrative as well as to the hundreds of little local stories that both nourish and complicate it. -- Kathryn Hughes * Guardian *
It is one of the pleasures of Weightman's book to see how technology rose above nationality... the interconnectedness of this world of invention and technology is extraordinary... Wonderful. -- Judith Flanders * Sunday Telegraph *
In this lively study, there is little room for the dry academic prose that so often makes economic histories a painful reading experience. Instead, we have a wealth of vivid portraits of figures from the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries... Excellent. -- Leo McKinstry * Literary Review *
Gavin Weightman is social historian based in London. His books include the best-selling London River: A History of the Thames, The Frozen Water Trade, an account of the American natural ice industry, and most recently a history of wireless, Signor Marconi's Magic Box.
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| ISBN 13 | 9781843545859 |
| ISBN 10 | 1843545853 |
| Title | The Industrial Revolutionaries |
| Author | Gavin Weightman |
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| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Atlantic Books |
| Year published | 2008-04-01 |
| Number of pages | 432 |
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