Jeff Horn

The Industrial Revolution

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

The confluence of developments in technology, labor and management practice, and market expansion in the period from 1760 to 1850 so drastically altered the context of economic relations that, taken together, these changes have earned the name, Industrial Revolution. This book, the first in a series of titles to explore turning points and important events in business history, explains the nature of these changes, how they came about, how people reacted to the new economic environment, and the direct impact that they have had on the way business is conducted today. This volume will address how the Industrial Revolution played out in Europe, the United States, and the rest of the world, emphasizing the role of the government in both promoting and regulating commerce. It will clarify the important distinctions between the original Industrial Revolution and the second Industrial Revolution (approximately 1850 to the early 20th century), which was characterized by accelerating growth, brought about the introduction of the internal combustion engine, electric power, and other technological and managerial developments. Featuring biographical sketches, photos, a timeline, a glossary of key terms, and excerpts of primary documents, The Industrial Revolution reveals the daily life of the entrepreneurs, bureaucrats, and workers who experienced the dramatic changes in technology, business, and trade, and the resulting changes in society and culture.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Greenwood
• Seitenzahl: 192
• Erscheinungstermin: 1. April 2007
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 240mm x 161mm x 15mm
• Gewicht: 460g
• ISBN-13: 9780313338533
• ISBN-10: 0313338531
• Artikelnr.: 21852691

Autorenporträt

Jeff Horn, PhD, is professor of history at Manhattan College in New York City.

Inhaltsangabe

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