01297nam a2200169Ia 4500 20250117103722.0 250117s9999 xx 000 0 und d 9780521604796 942.08WIE Wiener, Martin J. English culture and the decline of the industrial spirit, 1850-1980 Cambridge Cambridge University Press 2004 xviii, 217 p. ; 24 cm. Includes bibliographical references (p. [171]-209) and index. England was the world's first great industrial nation yet, paradoxically, the English have never been comfortable with industrialism. Drawing on a wide array of sources, Martin Wiener explores the English ambivalence towards modern industrial society. His work reveals a pervasive middle- and upper-class frame of mind hostile to industrialism and economic growth. From the middle of the nineteenth century to the present, this hostility shaped a broad spectrum of cultural expression, including literature, journalism, and architecture, as well as social, historical and economic thought. In this new edition Wiener reflects on the original debate surrounding his work and examines the historiography of the past twenty years. Industrialization--England--History--19th century. 4790 4790 0 0 0 0 U001 U001 2025-01-17 0 942.08WIE 004852 2025-01-31 00:00:00 2025-01-17 BK