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The industrial revolution was the single most important development in human history over the past three centuries, and it continues to shape the contemporary world. With new methods and organizations for producing goods, industrialization altered where people live, how they... Read Full Overview

The industrial revolution was the single most important development in human history over the past three centuries, and it continues to shape the contemporary world. With new methods and organizations for producing goods, industrialization altered where people live, how they... Read Full Overview

Now in its fifth edition, this book explores the ways in which the industrial revolution reshaped world history to offer a view into the international factors that started the industrial revolution, its global spread and its impact from the end of the eighteenth century to... Read Full Overview

Now in its fifth edition, this book explores the ways in which the industrial revolution reshaped world history to offer a view into the international factors that started the industrial revolution, its global spread and its impact from the end of the eighteenth century to... Read Full Overview

This third edition features fully revised sections on globalization, causation, and non-Western societies, further strengthening Stearns' discussion of complex industrial and international trends.

This third edition features fully revised sections on globalization, causation, and non-Western societies, further strengthening Stearns' discussion of complex industrial and international trends.