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This Text Puts The Industrial Revolution In A Political And Institutional Context Of State-making And The Creation Of Modern National States, Demonstrating That Industrial Transformation Was Connected To State And Military Interests. 1. Introduction -- 2. The Political Economy Of The Early Modern State -- 3. The Industrial Revolution: A Threat Or Promise -- 4. Industrialization In Europe, Part 1 -- 5. Industrialization In Europe, Part 2 -- 6. Industrialization In The First Western Offshoot -- 7. Concluding Remarks. Lars Magnusson. Includes Bibliographical References And Index.