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The Useful Knowledge of William Hutton
- Culture and Industry in Eighteenth-Century Birmingham
Engelsk
Bogcover for The Useful Knowledge of William Hutton af Susan E. Whyman, 9780198797838
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Sprog:
Engelsk
Sider:
240
ISBN-13:
9780198797838
Indbinding:
Hardback
ISBN-10:
0198797834
Udg. Dato:
4 okt 2018
Størrelse i cm:
16,4 x 24,2 x 1,9
Oplagsdato:
4 okt 2018
Forfatter(e):

The Useful Knowledge of William Hutton

- Culture and Industry in Eighteenth-Century Birmingham
Engelsk
Hardback 2018
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The Useful Knowledge of William Hutton shows the rapid rise of a self-taught workman and the growing prominence of the city of Birmingham during the two major events of the eighteenth-century - the Industrial Revolution and the Enlightenment. Hutton achieved wealth, land, status, and literary fame, but later became a victim of violent riots. The book boldly claims that an understanding of the Industrial Revolution requires engagement with the figure of the ''rough diamond'', a person of worth and character, but lacking in manners, education, and refinement. A cast of unpolished entrepreneurs is brought to life as they drive economic and social change, and improve their towns and themselves. The book also contends that the rise of Birmingham cannot be understood without accepting that its vibrant cultural life was a crucial factor that spurred economic growth. Readers are plunged into a hidden provincial world marked by literacy, bookshops, printing, authorship, and the spread of useful knowledge. We see that ordinary people read history and wrote poetry, whilst they grappled with the effects of industrial change. Newly discovered memoirs reveal social conflict and relationships in rare detail. They also address the problems of social mobility, income inequality, and breath-taking technological change that continue to perplex us today.
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Specifikationer
Sprog:
Engelsk
Sider:
240
ISBN-13:
9780198797838
Indbinding:
Hardback
ISBN-10:
0198797834
Udg. Dato:
4 okt 2018
Størrelse i cm:
16,4 x 24,2 x 1,9
Oplagsdato:
4 okt 2018
Forfatter(e):
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