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Industrial revolution

Book Review by: Ellenlorena    

Original Author: Varios
This abstract was translated from Revolucion industrial
It is known like Industrial revolution, to the series of happened economic and social transformations in some European countries
from end of century XVIII. Such transformations were “ revolutionary” in the sense that the new situation to that they gave rise was not mere continuation of the previous one with simply quantitative variations, but changed economic, political, social and spiritual the panorama deeply. It is possible to emphasize: the passage of the “system domestic servant” to makes, that is to say the substitution of rotation agriculture-industry of the farmers who at times of little agricultural productivity worked in their houses, with devices of their property for retailers who provided raw materials to them and acquired products made by a system in which the means of production, property of the capitalists and working you, were concentrates in a same building. The phenomena but characteristic of this period were: the use of mechanical systems, moved by a motor agent nonanimal (water of rivers, steam etc.); changes in the distribution of different economic activities and geographic redistribution from the same; revolutionary systems of transport (railroad, boats to steam); appearance of proletariado and bourgeoisie; ample and systematic application of technical and scientific knowledge, and specialization of the production. The industrial Revolution mainly began in England, due to its insular character that allowed to a development without interruptions of wars or invasions him of neighboring countries, with that if they had to fight the countries of continental Europe. Within the social causes of the origin of the revolution it trains, stand out diverse theories, indicate, the great difference between prices and wages, that when providing very considerable benefits to the industralists the industrial activity had allowed to new investments stimulating therefore. from end of century XVIII. Such transformations were “revolutionary” in the sense that the new situation to that they gave rise was not mere continuation of the previous one with simply quantitative variations, but changed economic, political, social and spiritual the panorama deeply. It is possible to emphasize: the passage of the “system domestic servant” to makes, that is to say the substitution of rotation agriculture-industry of the farmers who at times of little agricultural productivity worked in their houses, with devices of their property for retailers who provided raw materials to them and acquired products made by a system in which the means of production, property of the capitalists and working you, were concentrates in a same building. The phenomena but characteristic of this period were: the use of mechanical systems, moved by a motor agent nonanimal (water of rivers, steam etc.); changes in the distribution of different economic activities and geographic redistribution from the same; revolutionary systems of transport (railroad, boats to steam); appearance of proletariado and bourgeoisie; ample and systematic application of technical and scientific knowledge, and specialization of the production. The industrial revolution mainly began in England, due to its insular character that allowed to a development without interruptions of wars or invasions him of neighboring countries, with that if they had to fight the countries of continental Europe. Within the social causes of the origin of the revolution it trains, stand out diverse theories, indicate, the great difference between prices and wages, that when providing very considerable benefits to the industralists the industrial activity had allowed to new investments stimulating therefore.
Published: May 10, 2009
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