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 * 24. The development of commercial practices, patterns of mass production and consumption, and their economic and social impact **

Friedrich Engels published // The Condition of the Working Class in England // in 1844. From his observations in Manchester, England, Engels described the ill conditions of the working class during the Industrial Revolution. The Industrial Revolution brought about an emerge of machine manufacturing, textile industries, transportation, and steam power fuelling which required more laborers and the working class to take part in. Through his book, Engels claimed that the Industrial Revolution was the reason for the increasing death rates and life-threatening diseases which further influenced the movement of Luddites. Friedrich Engels’s //The Condition of the Working Class in England// fits the theme because it introduced massive developments in mass production to the working class. Engels shows the economic and social impact the Industrial Revolution made by describing the diseases and sicknesses of the working class in the 19th century. "Working in Industrial England- Wooie! - Friedrich Engels - The Condition of the Working Class in England - Epinions.com." __Reviews from Epinions__. 20 Apr. 2009 .
 * Friedrich Engels’s //The Condition of the Working Class in England// - 1844 **