- Additional Authors
- American Council of Learned Societies.
- Found In
- ACLS Humanities E-Book. URL: http://www.humanitiesebook.org
- Description
- x, 326 p. : ill., maps; 23 cm.
- Uniform Title
- ACLS Humanities E-Book.
- Subject
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 299-312) and index.
- Reproduction (note)
- Electronic text and image data.
- 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.
- OCLC
- (dli)HEB31231
- Author
Stearns, Peter N.
- Title
The industrial revolution in world history [electronic resource] / Peter N. Stearns.
- Imprint
Boulder, Colo. : Westview Press, c2007.
- Edition
3rd ed.
- Series
ACLS Humanities E-Book.
- Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (p. 299-312) and index.
- Reproduction
Electronic text and image data. Ann Arbor, Mich. : University of Michigan, Michigan Publishing, 2013. Includes both TIFF files and keyword searchable text. ([ACLS Humanities E-Book]) Mode of access: Intranet.
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American Council of Learned Societies.
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ACLS Humanities E-Book. URL: http://www.humanitiesebook.org/
- Other Form:
Original 0813343607 9780813343600 (DLC) 2006023006