GEOG 216 Lecture Notes - Lecture 16: Deskilling, Flying Shuttle, Newcomen Atmospheric Engine
7 Feb 2018
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Industrial revolution: 5 key features: general time frame for ir: 1760 to wwii, characterized by, 1. Shift to large-scale production (previously there were no factories: 2. Development of new products (i. e. , food processing: new employment, growth, income, 5. Colonies britain accumulates wealth from overseas outlets: 3. Tradition of industrial employment (i. e. wage earning class; no feudal privileges: financial structure, 5. Conditions ripe for technological innovations: 4 and 5: industrial organization and dol. 3: industrial complexes continue to thicken, growing pools of capital, commodities and labour, support industries are also popping up and banking system. European rivals is at its best: 2nd wave: industrialization spreads to continental europe (1850 to mid-1870s, tech transfer from britain to other european countries adopt and implement innovations, some regions better than others, coal is still key. Industrial revolution on continent held back by revolutionary and.
