Thank you for this excellent summary. It would be interesting to know how these historians understand the change in patterns of consumption during the first industrial revolution. How is the change in daily life among the working poor connected to the way a "thin grey line of modern industry did just enough to maintain Britons at a tolerable standard of living." Jan de Vries isn't mentioned here, and I'm not competent to summarize, but _The Industrious Revolution_ could be another angle.
Perhaps without the enormous population increase, the per-capita output growth in Britain would be even higher.
In other words, a small continuous increase in productivity is more impressive while also undergoing huge population growth. That was unprecedented and qualifies as a revolution.
Thank you for this excellent summary. It would be interesting to know how these historians understand the change in patterns of consumption during the first industrial revolution. How is the change in daily life among the working poor connected to the way a "thin grey line of modern industry did just enough to maintain Britons at a tolerable standard of living." Jan de Vries isn't mentioned here, and I'm not competent to summarize, but _The Industrious Revolution_ could be another angle.
Perhaps without the enormous population increase, the per-capita output growth in Britain would be even higher.
In other words, a small continuous increase in productivity is more impressive while also undergoing huge population growth. That was unprecedented and qualifies as a revolution.