“The weirdest of all UNDERTAKINGS” THE LAND AND THE EARLY INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTION IN OLDHAM, ENGLAND.
- Resource Type
- Article
- Authors
- Osborn, Matthew
- Source
- Environmental History; Apr2003, Vol. 8 Issue 2, p247, 24p
- Subject
- INDUSTRIAL revolution
ENVIRONMENTAL protection
- Language
- ISSN
- 10845453
Investigates the environmental impact of industrial revolution in England. Conquest of nature and the subordination of social and economic concerns; Profitability of landowners from coal mining; Removal of geographical barriers to market penetration.