The industrial revolution in world history / Peter N. Stearns.

By: Material type: TextPublication details: Boulder, Colo. : Westview Press, c2013.Edition: 4th edDescription: viii, 318 p. : ill. ; 23 cmISBN:
  • 9780813347295 (pbk.)
  • 0813347297 (pbk.)
  • 9780813347301 (e-book)
  • 0813347300 (e-book)
Subject(s): LOC classification:
  • HD 2321 .S74 2013
Contents:
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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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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