HTST 338 Lecture Notes - Lecture 9: Conspicuous Consumption, Triangular Trade, Crop Rotation
11 Oct 2016
School
Department
Course
Professor
Document Summary
Industrial revolution shows this in: demographic changes, economic change. The industrial revolution in itself was a change. Think through analytical part of each section in relation to change Rise of the middle class (this is the change) Large group of people that pushes for education which drives their desire for change and means to do so. Agricultural rev, population growth (inflation), war/fiscal military state (this helped them emerge through commercial classes, trading, manufacturing etc to support war and give jobs to these. Whenever you spur trade in any way you are creating change. Population growth --> trade --> commercial growth --> rising middle class. Fiscal military state- spurs ships, guns, cannons, sails, food , clothing etc. also employment, industry and government. Urban middle class develops to sell to the country middle class. Exploitable workforce due to no laws protecting people. Want to buy a ton of stuff (18th century stuff- no cars and tvs etc)
