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The industrial turn in world history / Peter N. Stearns.
Lippincott Library HD2321 .S7433 2017
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Stearns, Peter N., author.
- Series:
- Themes in world history
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Industrial revolution.
- Industrialization--History.
- Industrialization.
- History.
- Economic history.
- Genre:
- History.
- Physical Description:
- xiii, 178 pages ; 23 cm.
- Place of Publication:
- New York, NY : Routledge, 2017.
- Summary:
- In The Industrial Turn in World History, Peter N. Stearns presents a concise yet far reaching overview of the worldwide shift from agricultural societies to industrial societies over the past two centuries. Putting the implications for individuals and societies in global context while simultaneously considering the limits of generalization across cultures, Stearns's text explores the nature of industrialization across national and regional lines. Rather than portraying the Industrial Revolution as primarily a Western, early-19th-century development, this new narrative argues that the move to industrial societies is an ongoing and truly global shift. Taking a largely social and cultural approach, Stearns engages with the leading-edge approach of looking at emotion historically-allowing readers to ask questions about the impact of industrial society on emotional experience and happiness levels. This innovating framing allows for use in a variety of courses, including world history, economic history, and more general courses on the Industrial Revolution. Book jacket.
- Contents:
- Preface: why do we need another look at industrial society?
- The agricultural age: the achievements and limitations of several millennia of world history
- Building industrial society: the industrial revolution
- A new social framework
- Innovations in personal life: how deep was the industrial impact?
- Governments and cultures
- The global arena: war and peace
- The downsides of industrial society
- Conclusion.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 9781138672857
- 1138672858
- 9781138672864
- 1138672866
- OCLC:
- 962005636
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