| Description |
1 online resource (x, 326 pages) : illustrations, maps |
| Contents |
Introduction : Defining the Industrial Revolution -- pt. 1. The first phase, 1760-1880 : western primacy, global contexts, and global results. Britain's revolution : new processes and economic transformation -- New causes : why did the Industrial Revolution happen, and why did it happen in eighteenth-century Britain? -- The Industrial Revolution in western society -- The social impact of the Industrial Revolution -- The Industrial Revolution outside the West -- pt. 2. The second phase, 1880-1950 : the new international cast. The Industrial Revolution changes stripes -- The Industrial Revolution in Russia -- The Industrial Revolution in Japan -- New developments in western societies : redefinitions of the industrial economy -- The Industrial Revolution in international context -- pt. 3. The third phase, 1950s-2000s : the industrialization of the world. The Industrial Revolution in the past half century -- Industrial revolutions and industrial sectors -- The new spectrum in the less industrial world : evolution and exploitation -- A Postindustrial Revolution? -- Global industry and the environment -- Globalization and the complexities of industrial trends -- Conclusion |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 299-312) and index |
| Notes |
English |
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Print version record |
| Subject |
Industrial revolution.
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Economic history.
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Economic history
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Industrial revolution
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
0813343607 |
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9780813343600 |
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