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- catalog abstract ""This book defines what the industrial revolution was and is, how it developed in several major societies around the world, and how it varied in each case. Stearns stresses the massive impact of the industrial revolution on the course of world history since the early 19th century, examining both the larger power relationships and the very human experiences of work and family life. The second edition features fully revised sections on postindustrialization, causation, and non-Western societies, further strengthening Stearns's discussion of complex industrial and international trends."--BOOK JACKET.".
- catalog contributor b10861291.
- catalog created "1998.".
- catalog date "1998".
- catalog date "1998.".
- catalog dateCopyrighted "1998.".
- catalog description ""This book defines what the industrial revolution was and is, how it developed in several major societies around the world, and how it varied in each case. Stearns stresses the massive impact of the industrial revolution on the course of world history since the early 19th century, examining both the larger power relationships and the very human experiences of work and family life. The second edition features fully revised sections on postindustrialization, causation, and non-Western societies, further strengthening Stearns's discussion of complex industrial and international trends."--BOOK JACKET.".
- catalog description "Includes bibliographical references and index.".
- catalog description "Introduction: Defining the industrial revolution -- 1. The first phase, 1760-1880 : the west leads the way. 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 -- 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 -- 3. The third phase, 1950s-1990s : the industrialization of the world. The industrial revolution in the past half century ; A new range of initiatives : industrial revolutions and rapid evolution ; The new spectrum in the less industrial world : evolution and exploitation ; A postindustrial revolution? ; International industry and the complexities of industrial trends ; Conclusion".
- catalog extent "xi, 260 p. :".
- catalog identifier "0813334810 (alk. paper)".
- catalog isPartOf "Essays in world history".
- catalog issued "1998".
- catalog issued "1998.".
- catalog language "eng".
- catalog publisher "Boulder, Colo : Westview Press,".
- catalog subject "338.09 21".
- catalog subject "Economic history.".
- catalog subject "HD2321 .S74 1998".
- catalog subject "Industrial revolution.".
- catalog tableOfContents "Introduction: Defining the industrial revolution -- 1. The first phase, 1760-1880 : the west leads the way. 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 -- 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 -- 3. The third phase, 1950s-1990s : the industrialization of the world. The industrial revolution in the past half century ; A new range of initiatives : industrial revolutions and rapid evolution ; The new spectrum in the less industrial world : evolution and exploitation ; A postindustrial revolution? ; International industry and the complexities of industrial trends ; Conclusion".
- catalog title "The industrial revolution in world history / Peter N. Stearns.".
- catalog type "text".