Omission of Data in Wrigley’s “Reconsidering the Industrial Revolution”

Kumar, Manish

Abstract

In “Reconsidering the Industrial Revolution: England and Wales,” Wrigley omits vital information from the section “Urban Growth and Agricultural Change.” Arguing that by 1800, English agriculture was able to provide not only food for the rising population but also raw material for the industries, he cites wool and leather as the two largest industries in terms of value added in 1801 and leaves out building and cotton entirely. Therein lies the problem.

Citation

Kumar, M. (2020). Omission of Data in Wrigley’s “Reconsidering the Industrial Revolution”. The Journal of Interdisciplinary History, 51(2), 297-299. https://doi.org/10.1162/jinh_c_01558

• Journal Article Type: Article
• Online Publication Date: Sep 9, 2020
• Publication Date: 2020
• Deposit Date: Sep 21, 2020
• Journal: Journal of Interdisciplinary History
• Print ISSN: 0022-1953
• Electronic ISSN: 1530-9169
• Publisher: Massachusetts Institute of Technology Press
• Peer Reviewed: Peer Reviewed
• Volume: 51
• Issue: 2
• Pages: 297-299
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.1162/jinh_c_01558
• Public URL: https://durham-repository.worktribe.com/output/1291879