HIST 215 Lecture Notes - Luddite, Making Money, Scientific Revolution
27 Sep 2013
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European economy: transformation was profound and deep, from 1800 onward. Industrial leadership had shifter to germany: laggards: italy, netherlands a) Italy: slow in having an industrial revolution (1) to this day the italian economy is dominated by family firms: netherlands: for a long period of time were very rich (like the uk) How can we define it: only in the 20th c. did traditional economy truly disappear. C: geography: tied into a world trade. India: originally brought from india a: egypt: and egypt, us: and eventually the us, world. 1: richard arkwright water frame (1769, samuel crompton spinning mule (1774, edmund cartwright power loom (1785) 5: eli whitney cotton gin (1793, charles tennant bleaching (1799) Joseph-marie jacquard loom (1804: new materials, chemicals: sulphuric acid, soda, chlorine. Work organization: rise of the factory system, local transformation of how workers are doing there work and where, transformation of the workforce and urbanization.
