The industrial revolution : history, documents, and key questions
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The industrial revolution : history, documents, and key questions
(Crossroads in world history)
ABC-CLIO, c2016
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  Fukui
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  Gifu
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  Kyoto
  Osaka
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  Hiroshima
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  Kumamoto
  Oita
  Miyazaki
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  Korea
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  United Kingdom
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Includes bibliographical references and index
Description and Table of Contents
Description
Through this book's roughly 50 reference entries, readers will gain a better appreciation of what life during the Industrial Revolution was like and see how the United States and Europe rapidly changed as societies transitioned from an agrarian economy to one based on machines and mass production.
The Industrial Revolution remains one of the most transformative events in world history. It forever changed the economic landscape and gave birth to the modern world as we know it. The content and primary documents within The Industrial Revolution: History, Documents, and Key Questions provide key historical background of the Industrial Revolution in Europe and the United States, enable students to gain unique insights into life during the period, and allow readers to perceive the similarities to developments in society today with ongoing advances in current science and technology.
Roughly 50 reference entries provide essential information about the most important people and developments related to the Industrial Revolution, including Richard Arkwright, coal, colonialism, cotton, the factory system, pollution, railroads, and the steam engine. Each entry provides information that gives readers a sense of the importance of the topic within a historical and societal perspective. For example, the coverage of movements during the Industrial Revolution explains the origin of each, including when it was established, and by whom; its significance; and the social context in which the movement was formed. Each entry cites works for further reading to help users learn more about specific topics.
Table of Contents
Alphabetical List of Entries
Topical List of Entries
How to Use This Book
Preface
Timeline
Historical Overview
The Industrial Revolution: A to Z
Primary Documents
Child on Interest, Trade, and Money: Josiah Child, Brief Observations Concerning Trade and Interest of Money
The State of the Poor: Frederick Morton Eden, The State of the Poor
Lowell Mill Girls: Harriet H. Robinson, "Early Factory Labor in New England"
Conditions in the Mines: United Kingdom, Children's Employment Commission (Mines) Report
Defending the Factory System: Andrew Ure, The Philosophy of Manufactures
Living and Working in Manchester: Friedrich Engels, The Condition of the Working-Class in England in 1844
The Enlightenment's Focus on Education and the Usefulness of Knowledge: Frederick II, "Discourse on the Usefulness of the Arts and Sciences in a State"
Resisting Mechanization: The Luddites: The Writings of the Luddites
Robert Owen on Education and the Evils of Child Labor: Robert Owen, A New View of Society
Adam Smith on the Division of Labor: Adam Smith, An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations
Key Questions
Question 1: Why Was England First to Industrialize?
Question 2: Was the Exploitation of the Working Classes Necessary to Have an Industrial Revolution?
Question 3: Could an Industrial Revolution Have Taken Place without European Colonialism and Imperialism?
Selected Annotated Bibliography
Index
About the Author and Contributors
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