HIST 1082 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Commodification, Interpersonal Relationship, Bourgeoisie
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Video: london 2012 opening ceremony pandemonium (industrial revolution. People"s way of life changed more than it had in years past during the. English industrial revolution vanguard of industrialization process that spread across europe and world: without global access and influence it wouldn"t have been as pronounced in england. King cotton social and political consequences beyond the product itself. Urbanization 1840s/1850s was when they started to live in cities: need people in a concentrated location to have a factory, essential condition of industrial revolution. Enclosure system allowed for more efficient, productive agricultural system. More food for urban population: semi-skilled/unskilled factory work, mass production replacing skilled products from china. Civil war in 1640s, system improved and more inclusive: enclosure: individuals could fence off their land. Private ownership: more fluid than the rest of europe, 1640s = bloodshed out of the way early by the time opportunity came in 17-1800s, they were no longer at war.
