The industrial revolution in world history
By: Peter N. Stearns
Edition: 4th ed.
Publisher: Westview Press; Routledge
Published: 2013
Place of publication: Boulder, CO
Language: eng
Number of pages: 330
ISBN-13: 9780813347295; 9780813347301
Subjects: Industrial revolution; Economic history
Table of contents: title: List of illustrations; title: Introduction: defining the industrial revolution; title: Britain's revolution; title: New causes; title: The industrial revolution in western society; title: The social impact of the industrial revolution; title: The industrial revolution outside the West; title: The second phase, 1880-1950; title: The industrial revolution changes stripes, 1880-1950; title: The industrial revolution in Russia; title: The industrial revolution in Japan; title: New developments in western societies : a second revolution?; title: The industrial revolution in international context; title: The third phase, 1950s-2000s; title: The industrial revolution in the past half century : the third phase; title: New industrial revolutions; title: The less industrial world; title: Postindustrial : societies and global balance; title: Global industry and the environment; title: Globalization and global industrial societies; title: Conclusion; title: Index.