Interpreting the Industrial Revolution
1991
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This essay examines the causes and changes—economic, social, political, and technological—of the Industrial Revolution that first influenced European and American societies and were then felt on a global basis. Industrial revolutions in Britain, France, Germany, Japan, Russia, the United States, and several developing nations are also studied.
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Peter N. Stearns
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Peter N. Stearns is a professor at George Mason University, where he was provost, from January 1, 2000 to July 2014. Stearns was Chair of the Department of History at Carnegie Mellon University and also served as the Dean of the Dietrich College of Humanities and Social Sciences. In addition, he founded and edited the Journal of Social History. While at Carnegie Mellon he developed a pioneering approach to teaching World History.
