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Publisher
Educational Video Network, Inc
Pub. Date
[2006?]
Language
English
Description
"Explains why the Industrial Revolution came to England first and the major stages in the nation's economic metamorphosis. Describes the impact of the Industrial Revolution on society and particularly on the working class." --
Author
Publisher
Greenwood Press
Pub. Date
1975.
Language
English
Description
ORIGINALLY published in 1934, this major study by Frederic Lane tracks the rise and decline of the great shipbuilding industry of Renaissance Venice. Drawing on a wealth of archival sources, Lane presents detailed descriptions of the Venetian arsenal, including the great galleys that doubled as cargo ships and warships; the sixteenth-century round ships, which introduced dramatic innovations in rigging and were less vulnerable to attack than the galleys;...