Rethinking The Industrial Revolution: Five Centuries Of Transition From Agrarian To Industrial Capitalism In England (historical Materialism Book Series)

In 'Rethinking the Industrial Revolution: Five Centuries of Transition from Agrarian to Industrial Capitalism in England', Michael Andrew ‌molek offers the first in-depth study of the evolution of English manufacturing from the feudal and early modern periods within the context of the development of agrarian capitalism. With an emphasis on the relationship between Parliament and working Britons, this work challenges readers to "rethink" the common perception of the role of the state in the first industrial revolution as essentially passive. The work chronicles how a long train of struggles led by artisans resisting efforts by employers to transform production along capitalist lines, prompted employers to appeal to the state to suppress this resistance by coercion. In Rethinking the Industrial Revolution: Five Centuries of Transition from Agrarian to Industrial Capitalism in England , Michael Andrew Žmolek offers the first in-depth study of the evolution of English manufacturing from the feudal and early modern periods within the context of the development of agrarian capitalism. With an emphasis on the relationship between Parliament and working Britons, this work challenges readers to 'rethink' the common perception of the role of the state in the first industrial revolution as essentially passive. The work chronicles how a long train of struggles led by artisans resisting efforts by employers to transform production along capitalist lines, prompted employers to appeal to the state to suppress this resistance by coercion In This Book, Michael Andrew Žmolek Offers An In-depth Study Of The Evolution Of English Manufacturing From The Feudal And Early Modern Periods Within The Context Of The Development Of English Agrarian Capitalism, From 1350 To 1850. Introduction -- The Pre-history Of Industry -- Parliament And Revolution -- Agrarian Capitalism: The Key To Britain's Rise To Power -- An Empire In Crisis -- Harvesting The Agrarian Revolution -- Technology And History -- The Social Origins Of The Factory -- Factories And Machinery -- Capital And Industry -- Custom And Law -- Rebellion And Reaction -- Class And The State -- Reform And Oligarchy -- Chartists And Liberals -- Conclusion. By Michael Andrew Zmolek. Includes Bibliographical References And Index. "In Rethinking the Industrial Revolution, Michael Andrew Žmolek offers the first in-depth study of the evolution of English manufacturing from the feudal and early modern periods within the context of the development of English agrarian capitalism, from 1350 to 1850" In Rethinking the Industrial Revolution, Michael Andrew Zmolek offers the first in-depth study of the evolution of English manufacturing from the feudal and early modern periods within the context of the development of English agrarian capitalism, from 1350 to 1850.