Table of Contents

Preface Introduction Note on Further Reading Part 1: Commerce Before The Industrial Revolution 1. From the Levant to the Atlantic 2. England as an Atlantic Power 3. The Effect of the Wars of Europe 4. The New Prestige of Commerce Part 2: The English Industrial Revolution 5. The Revolution in Transport 6. The Destrne Lion of the Peasant Village 7. The Destruction of Custom in Industry 8. The Steam Engine 9. The Revolution in Iron 10. The Revolution in Pottery 11. The Revolution in Cotton Part 3: The Social Consequences 12. The Shadow of thee Slave Trade 13. The Curse of Midas 14. A World in Disorder 15. The Beginnings of a New Society 16. The World Economic Crisis of the Twentieth Century Index

About the Author

J.L. Hammond