The industrial revolution

著者

• Wyatt, Lee T.

書誌事項

The industrial revolution

Lee T. Wyatt III

（Greenwood guides to historic events, 1500-1900 / Linda S. Frey and Marsha L. Frey, series editors）

Greenwood Press, 2009

注記

Includes bibliographical references (p. [243]-253) and index

内容説明・目次

内容説明

The Industrial Revolution that began in Great Britain in the mid-seventeenth century transformed the British economy—and later the economies of Western Europ and the U.S.—from a rural, agricultral system into an industrial society, centered around the factory system of mass production and specialized labor. the right mix of social, political and legal conditions in Britain at the time led to the discovery of labor. The right mix of social, political and legal conditions in Britain at the time led to the discovery of fresh sources of power and energy, and to advances in agriculture, manufacturing, communication and transportation. Notable results included the steam engine, which made possible everything from textile factories to railroads, and, later in the U.S., the cotton gin, electric light, and automobiles. This comprehensive volume explores all these events and more, including the aftermath of the Revolution—its spread beyond Britain and the U.S. to Asia and throughout the world, allowing for a higher standard of living while challenging that standard with increased pollution and health problems, a widened economic and social class gap, and a weakening of traditional family structure. Biographical sketches of key figures, a chronology of events, primary document excerpts from the period, and a print and nonprint source bibliography supplement the work.

目次

Series Foreword by Linda S. Frey and Marsha L. Frey Preface Chronology Chapter 1 Historical Overview Chapter 2 The Way We Were: On the Eve of the Industrial Revolution Chapter 3 The Agricultural Revolution in Great Britain Chapter 4 The Industrial Revolution in Great Britain Chapter 5 The Industrial Revolution in America Chapter 6 The Industrial Revolution on the Continent in the Late Nineteenth Century Chapter 7 The Industrial Revolution Beyond the West Biographies Primary Documents Associated with the Industrial Revolution Annotated Bibliography

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詳細情報

• NII書誌ID(NCID): BA88032173
• ISBN:
  • 9780313337697
• LCCN: 2008029501
• 出版国コード: us
• タイトル言語コード: eng
• 本文言語コード: eng
• 出版地: Westport, Conn.
• ページ数/冊数: xix, 263 p., [14] p. of plates
• 大きさ: 25 cm
• 分類:
  • LCC : HC254.5
  • DC22 : 338.9/034
• 件名:
  • LCSH : Industrial revolution -- Great Britain -- History -- 18th century
  • LCSH : Industrial revolution -- Great Britain -- History -- 19th century
  • LCSH : Industrial revolution -- United States -- History -- 19th century
  • LCSH : Agriculture -- Economic aspects -- Great Britain -- History
• 親書誌ID:
  • BA56724767