Event Type: Branch

Takes Place: 9th February 2027

Time: 7.30pm

Venue: Ealing Green Church, The Green, W5 3JW

Description: This talk will look at historians' long fascination with the emergence of modernity. It will ask why the West, Britain in particular, underwent a transition to modern economic growth around the end of the eighteenth century. Using comparative evidence from Britain, France and the US, and with a particular focus on workers, this talk will shed new light on the role of culture in the rise of the modern industrialised world.

How to book: No need to book, though bookings through Eventbrite are eligible for a post-event recording of the talk

Price: Members & Students free; visitors £5

Tel: 07922046578

Email: philipgwoods@outlook.com

Website: https://ealinghistory.org.uk/

Organiser: Ealing Branch HA

Lecturer: Prof. Emma Griffin

Region: London

Branch: Ealing