Western Europe, America, and the Industrial Revolution

Western Europe, America, and the Industrial Revolution

Introduction

The industrial revolution is not so much so a universal event or a definite process. It implies certain discernable changes in the framework of economic organization and distribution, which when taken together, signify a development which we would call an industrial revolution (Deane, 1980). In a historical context, the industrial revolution was a fixed period from mid-seventies to mid-eighties where changes in the economic structure led to marked technological and social changes, reshaping the culture of the time. The industrial revolution which began with Britain subsequently made its way ...