Download or read book Was the Industrial Revolution Necessary? written by Graeme Snooks and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2012-10-12 with total page 171 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Was the Industrial Revolution Necessary? takes an innovative look at this much studied subject. The contributors ask new questions, explore new issues and use new data in order to stimulate interest and elicit new responses. By looking at it from such previously unexplored angles the book brings a new understanding to the Industrial Revolution and opens a new debate.