The industrial revolution in world history /
Stearns, Peter N.
The industrial revolution in world history / Peter N. Stearns. - 4th ed. - Boulder, Colo. : Westview Press, c2013. - viii, 318 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 291-302) and index.
List of illustrations -- Introduction: defining the industrial revolution -- Britain's revolution -- New causes -- The industrial revolution in western society -- The social impact of the industrial revolution -- The industrial revolution outside the West -- The second phase, 1880-1950 -- The industrial revolution changes stripes, 1880-1950 -- The industrial revolution in Russia -- The industrial revolution in Japan -- New developments in western societies : a second revolution? -- The industrial revolution in international context -- The third phase, 1950s-2000s -- The industrial revolution in the past half century : the third phase -- New industrial revolutions -- The less industrial world -- Postindustrial : societies and global balance -- Global industry and the environment -- Globalization and global industrial societies -- Conclusion -- Index.
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2012001793
Industrial revolution.
Economic history.
HD 2321 / .S74 2013
The industrial revolution in world history / Peter N. Stearns. - 4th ed. - Boulder, Colo. : Westview Press, c2013. - viii, 318 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 291-302) and index.
List of illustrations -- Introduction: defining the industrial revolution -- Britain's revolution -- New causes -- The industrial revolution in western society -- The social impact of the industrial revolution -- The industrial revolution outside the West -- The second phase, 1880-1950 -- The industrial revolution changes stripes, 1880-1950 -- The industrial revolution in Russia -- The industrial revolution in Japan -- New developments in western societies : a second revolution? -- The industrial revolution in international context -- The third phase, 1950s-2000s -- The industrial revolution in the past half century : the third phase -- New industrial revolutions -- The less industrial world -- Postindustrial : societies and global balance -- Global industry and the environment -- Globalization and global industrial societies -- Conclusion -- Index.
9780813347295 (pbk.) 0813347297 (pbk.) 9780813347301 (e-book) 0813347300 (e-book)
2012001793
Industrial revolution.
Economic history.
HD 2321 / .S74 2013