Table of Contents

Introduction Part 1: Preparatory Changes 1. The Old Type of Industry and Its Evolution 2. Commercial Expansion 3. The Redistribution of Land Part 2: Inventions and Factories 1. The Beginnings of Machinery in the Textile Industry 2. The Factories 3. Coal and Iron 4. The Steam Engine Part 3: The Immediate Consequences 1. The Factory System and Population 2. Industrial Capitalism 3. The Industrial Revolution and Labour 4. Intervention and Laissez-Faire Conclusion: General Characteristics of the Industrial Revolution

About the Author

Paul Mantoux