Industrial revolution in Europe, 1750-1914

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Industrial revolution in Europe, 1750-1914

James R. Farr

(World eras, v. 9)

Gale, c2003

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"A Manly, Inc. book"

Includes bibliographical references (p. 361-371) and indexes

Description and Table of Contents

Description

World Eras is patterned after the award-winning American Decade's series. Covering areas often overlooked by other publications, World Eras provides a multicultural approach that directly reflects changing curriculum standards, with a cross-disciplinary overview of world history and a strong emphasis of daily life and social history.Each volume in this set contains in-depth coverage of one era and is organized into ten chapters: World events -- A Chronology Geography The Arts -- Sculpture, Architecture, Painting and Music Communications, Transportation and Exploration Social class Systems and the Economy -- focusing on social-economic hierarchy Politics, Law and the Military Leisure, Recreation and Daily life -- housing, clothing, food, education, etc. Family and Social Trends -- customs, beliefs, roles and responsibilities Religion and Philosophy Science, Technology and HealthEach volume includes an introductory essay that provides context and overview of the era written by a scholar in the field and will contain 150 photographs, line drawings, diagrams, illustrations and sidebars. Each chapter within a volume includes an introductory essay, a timeline, entries on specific topics, events or movements, biographies of prominent individuals, and important publications of the era. A glossary of subject-specific terms appears at the end of the book.

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Details

  • NCID
    BA60544623
  • ISBN
    • 0787660469
  • LCCN
    2002015476
  • Country Code
    us
  • Title Language Code
    eng
  • Text Language Code
    eng
  • Place of Publication
    Detroit
  • Pages/Volumes
    xxviii, 399 p.
  • Size
    29 cm
  • Parent Bibliography ID
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