Title: The industrial turn in world history /
Authors: Stearns, Peter N.
Year: 2017
Subjects: Industrial revolution; Industrialization History; Economic history; Economic history; Industrial revolution; Industrialization
Contents: Preface: why do we need another look at industrial society? -- The agricultural age: the achievements and limitations of several millennia of world history -- Building industrial society: the industrial revolution -- A new social framework -- Innovations in personal life: how deep was the industrial impact? -- Governments and cultures -- The global arena: war and peace -- The downsides of industrial society -- Conclusion.