5.0 out of 5 stars Good read

I.L. · 23 January 2025

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3.0 out of 5 stars informative but some lazy assumptions

M.P.J.H. · 6 May 2024

This book is concise, well structured and wide ranging but some of the blanket assumptions (western colonialism was simply brutal and rapacious) are so one sided and unqualified that it marred what is a very interesting read.

5.0 out of 5 stars The dawn of scientific achievements.

D.T. · 17 November 2020

I found the book a potted yet captivating and most informative history of one of the most important periods of human evolution, encapsulating scientific achievement against a background of social history.

5.0 out of 5 stars History of the industrial revolution

m.m.r.w. · 27 August 2020

Another fine book by this author on the subject of the industrial revolution. Really easy to follow and get a sense of what it was all about without going into very fine detail.

Well done

n.b. · 27 July 2020

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Concise yet broad in scope

K.C. · 27 February 2023

Enjoyed the pace of the narrative and precision of the expression. The had a purpose and it achieved it spectacularly. Thank you.

It's OK

S. · 1 October 2023

Good information there but really poorly edited. Whoever wrote it seems to hold some of the anti-western sentiments that plague the west these days (the irony!!). Nonetheless it wasn't a bad book. Some of the falsehoods actually became useful in group discussion of why they are..well..falsehoods.

Well written and very informative

R. · 27 May 2022

I read history as a hobby. This short book covers a lot of ground, including the following:-where and why the industrial revolution began.- the invention of the machines that made the revolution possible and how they improved over time- what were the effects of the revolution on society and the standard of living of individuals- how did it impact the rights of women, their status in society, their rights and relationship to men.-who brought about the changes in women’s rights-The effects on the environment- the types of goods manufactured-the effect of the revolution on slavery- the rise of the service sector-changes in shopping habits and the beginning of the shopping centre as we know it today.Not hard to read or filled with boring trivia. Informative and fun to read, and makes one think.It was my high school history teacher who taught me how to think better and how to analyze societal issues. God bless him, wherever he may be. My eternal gratitude.

GOOD INFO

i. · 12 December 2020

Reading again about this important moment in history brings up to mind all the advances made for humanity. Some facts are given that clear up all that was done and how it was done.