* The Making of the English Working Class (1963)
* Industrial Britain: The Modernization of the Industrial Sectors, 1700–1914 (1970)
* The Industrial Revolution: An Economic History (1977)
* The First Industrial Revolution (1978)
* Interpreting the Industrial Revolution (1979)
* The Emergence of the Factory System in the Cotton Industry, 1760–1825 (1979)
* The Industrial Revolution in Britain: A Reader (1981)
* Capitalism and its Consequences: A Critique of Adam Smith (1982)
* The Spirit of Capitalism: Foundations of Modern Economic Thought (1985)
* The Wealth of Nations: A Reader's Guide (1987)
* Marx's Capital: An Introduction to the Work (1991)
* Adam Smith and His Legacy (1993)
* The Origins of Capitalism (1994)
* The Economy: A Very Short Introduction (1995)
* Global History of the Modern Economic System (1997)
* The Second Industrial Revolution, 1875–1914 (1998)
* The Globalisation of the Economy (2000)
* The Modern World: A Global History (2002)
* The Age of Abundance: A Global History of the Present, 1875–2010 (2011)
Articles
* "The Lancashire Cotton Industry and the American Civil War" (1963)
* "Marx and the Industrial Revolution" (1964)
* "The British Industrial Revolution: A Reappraisal" (1968)
* "The Lancashire Cotton Industry in the Nineteenth Century" (1970)
* "The Industrial Revolution in Britain: A Review of Recent Work" (1971)
* "The Kondratieff Cycle: A Theoretical and Empirical Investigation" (1972)
* "The World Economy in the Nineteenth Century: A Review of Recent Work" (1973)
* "The Industrial Revolution in the World Economy: A Review of Recent Work" (1974)
* "The Modern World: A Global History" (1975)
* "The Age of Abundance: A Global History of the Present" (2011)
Essays
* "The Industrial Revolution: A Marxist Perspective" (1969)
* "The Industrial Revolution: A Neoclassical Perspective" (1970)
* "The Industrial Revolution: A Neo-Marxist Perspective" (1971)
* "The Industrial Revolution: A Post-Marxist Perspective" (1972)
* "The Industrial Revolution: A Global Perspective" (1973)
* "The Industrial Revolution: A Critical Perspective" (1974)
* "The Industrial Revolution: A Historical Perspective" (1975)
* "The Industrial Revolution: A Sociological Perspective" (1976)
* "The Industrial Revolution: A Political Perspective" (1977)
* "The Industrial Revolution: A Cultural Perspective" (1978)