The industrial revolution in world history / Peter N. Stearns.
| Author/creator | Stearns, Peter N. author. |
| Format | Electronic |
| Edition | Fifth edition. |
| Publication | London : Routledge, [2021] |
| Description | 1 online resource (291 pages) : illustrations |
| Supplemental Content | Ebook Central |
| Subjects |
| Contents | The First Phase, 1760-1880 : Western Primacy, Global Contexts, and Global Results -- The Second Phase, 1880-1950 : The New International Cast -- The Third Phase, 1950s-2020s : The Industrialization of The World. |
| Abstract | This book explores the ways in which the industrial revolution reshaped world history, covering the international factors that helped launch the industrial revolution, its global spread, and its impact from the end of the eighteenth century to the twenty-first century. The single most important development in human history over the past three centuries, the industrial revolution continues to shape the contemporary world. Revised and brought into the present, this fifth edition of the book extends the authors' global analysis of the industrial revolution. Looking beyond the West, the book considers India, the Middle East, and China and includes more on key Latin American economies and Africa, as well as the heightened tensions, since 2008, about the economic aspects of globalization and the decline of manufacturing in the West. This edition also features a new chapter on key historiographical debates, updated suggestions for further reading, and boxed debate features that encourage the reader to consider diversity and different viewpoints in their own analysis. This edition pays increased attention to the environmental impacts of industrialization, as well. Illustrating the contemporary relevance of the industrial revolution's history, this is essential reading for students of world history and economics, as well as for those seeking to know more about the global implications of what is arguably the defining socioeconomic event of modern times. |
| General note | Previous edition: Boulder: Westview Press, 2013. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Biographical note | Peter N. Stearns is University Professor and Provost Emeritus at George Mason University, USA. |
| Issued in other form | Print version: 9780367505158 |
| ISBN | 9781000227123 (electronic book) |
| ISBN | 100022712X (electronic book) |
| ISBN | 9781000227048 (electronic book) |
| ISBN | 1000227049 (electronic book) |
| ISBN | 9781000227086 (electronic book) |
| ISBN | 1000227081 (electronic book) |
| ISBN | 9781003050186 (electronic book) |
| ISBN | 1003050182 (electronic book) |
| ISBN | (hardcover) |
| ISBN | (hardcover) |
| ISBN | (paperback) |
| Standard identifier# | 10.4324/9781003050186 |
| Stock number | 9781000227123 Ingram Content Group |
| Stock number | 9781003050186 Taylor & Francis |
| Stock number | 42B2A83A-1C90-41D8-A2FD-AD6FBE136130 OverDrive, Inc. http://www.overdrive.com |
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| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
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| Electronic Resources | Access Content Online | ✔ Available |