POL101Y1 Lecture Notes - Complex Number, Absolution, Hyperbole
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There is a connection between the social and economic that led to the rise of liberalism. Constant is only one reaction to this rise. Started at the north west triangle specifically in great britain. Why was england so powerful in the 19th centaury: they stole the power by conquering. There was a twin evolution between the 16th and 19th centaury of agriculture and industry. The new technology led to more surplus (what do we do with it) The agriculture revolution may have been hyperbole (an exaggeration) Increase in stuff for the people which led to a change in the clothes styles and the amount of iron also increased by 10 fold. This led to a huge change in domestic consumption. Luxury thus came to be decencies and decencies became necssities in the people lives. However the distribution of income was uneven leading to a middle class that rose from the labor class.