The Industrial Revolution in World History

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Now in its fifth edition, 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 present day. 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 Peter N. Stearns' The Industrial Revolution in World History extends his global analysis of the industrial revolution. Looking beyond the West, the book considers India, the Middle East and China and now 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, and pays increased attention to the environmental impacts. 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. Cover Half Title Title Page Copyright Page Table of Contents List of Illustrations List of Debates Acknowledgments 1 Introduction: Defining the Industrial Revolution Technology and Work Organization Issues in Interpretation The Range of the Industrial Revolution Chronology and Geography Part 1 The First Phase, 1760–1880: Western Primacy, Global Contexts, and Global Results 2 Britain’s Revolution: New Processes and Economic Transformation Britain Becomes the Workshop of the World Industrialization Exacts a Price Change Generates Change: After 1820 3 New Causes: Why Did the Industrial Revolution Happen, and Why Did It Happen in Eighteenth-Century Britain? Three Approaches: British/Western, Comparative and Global Trigger: Why the Eighteenth Century? Britain as a Special Case 4 The Industrial Revolution in Western Society France: An Eclectic Course Germany: Heavy Industry and Big Business The United States: Dynamism of a New Nation The Industrial West by the 1880s 5 The Social Impact of the Industrial Revolution Life on the Job Forging the Industrial Family Social Divisions and Protest A New Political and Cultural Context 6 The Industrial Revolution outside the West Pilot Projects: Russia Pilot Projects: Asia, Latin America, and Africa Restructuring the International Economy The Two Faces of International Impact Part 2 The Second Phase, 1880–1950: The New International Cast 7 The Industrial Revolution Changes Stripes, 1880–1950 Second-Phase Trends Why Japan and Russia? 8 The Industrial Revolution in Russia Early Industrialization: Before the Revolution Social Impacts: Industrialization and Revolution The Industrial Revolution under Communism 9 The Industrial Revolution in Japan The Context for Industrialization The Early Stages Social Impacts The Industrial Economy Matures: 1920s–1950s 10 New Developments in Western Societies: A Second Revolution? Redefinitions of the Industrial Economy Machines and the Drive for Organizational Change The Service Sector Leisure and the Consumer Economy Class Warfare Redefining the Scope of Industrialization The West as New Model 11 The Industrial Revolution in International Context The Expansion of Commercial Exploitation Environmental Change Factory Expansion Industrial Sectors: Change amid Tradition Economies of the British Dominions At the Brink of Global Change Part 3 The Third Phase, 1950s–2020s: The Industrialization of the World 12 The Industrial Revolution in the Past Seventy Years New Members of the Industrial Club: The 1960s The New Wave: The 1980s and 1990s and Beyond The Postindustrial Concept Globalization Interlocking Trends 13 New Industrial Revolutions: Transforming the International Balance Sheet Israel: Development in the Desert The Pacific Rim Brazil, Mexico, and Turkey: Toward the Next Wave China and India Waves of Change 14 Advanced Industrial Economies: A New Revolution? Growth Rates Structural Changes: The Postindustrial Thesis The New Industrial Balance 15 Globalization and Exploitation: A New World Economy The New Sinews of Globalization The Multinationals Labor Migration Globalization and Convergence Global Societies Attacking Globalization Inequalities Variety and Inequality 16 Global Industry and the Environment The Pace Quickens Attempts at Addressing a Large-Scale Problem 17 Industrial Disruptions, 2008–2020 The Great Recession Global Competition The Problem of Inequality Revisited New Uncertainties 18 Conclusions Precedent as a Guide to Prediction History and Changing Contexts The Balance Sheet: A Final Debate The Ongoing Experience 19 Suggestions for Further Reading Europe as Crucible and the Global Context Social Impact: Western Europe and the United States Beyond Western Europe Recent Developments Index