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The industrial revolution in world history
Stearns, Peter N. 1936-
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Abstract
Introduction: Defining the Industrial Revolution * The First Phase, 17601880: The West Leads The Way Britains 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 * The Second Phase, 18801950: The New Industrial 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 * The Third Phase, 1950s1990s: 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