POL101Y1 Lecture Notes - Medicine Man, German Idealism, Industrial Revolution
2 Oct 2012
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Origins of modern world economy: twin revolutions 16th 19th centuries, agricultural and industrial, agricultural revolution: may be hyperbole to use the word. Revolution here: technological evolutions that allowed this to be possible (and lead to surplus) came through over time, the rise of agricultural surplus. Industrial revolution: originates in late 18th century england, more appropriately designated as a revolution, amount of iron processed into steel in english factories produced huge changes in domestic consumption o o. There were also consequences luxuries came to be seen more as decencies and decencies came to be seen as necessities have a refrigerator today? middle class has risen from manual labour to professional or entrepreneurial status (business men) Ir social results who weren"t around before surplus modern societies) increasing complexity of division of labour (pre- Huge sociological changes new groups of people. There were social results the capacity to produce think aboriginals"" religious figure: called a medicine man.
