"How did England, once a minor regional power, become a global hegemon between 1689 and 1815? Why, over the same period, did she become the world's first industrial nation? Gary W. Cox addresses these questions in Marketing Sovereign Promises. The book examines two central issues: the origins of...

"This remarkable book looks at hundreds of autobiographies penned between 1760 and 1900 to offer an intimate firsthand account of how the Industrial Revolution was experienced by the working class. The Industrial Revolution brought not simply misery and poverty. On the contrary, Griffin shows...

From the visionary Utopia / Kenneth C. Wenzer -- Land and people -- Scotland and Scotsmen -- Mr. Chamberlain translated into plain English : an interview with Mr. Henry George -- Henry George in Scotland -- Address of welcome to Mr. Henry George from the Dundee and district united trades'...