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96 pp.
| ReferencePoint |
August, 2013 |
LibraryISBN 978-1-60152-600-7$28.95
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YAUnderstanding World History series.
Report writers will find an accessible, detailed discussion of the factors that led to Industrial Revolution; how innovations in transportation, warfare, and communication sustained it; and the impact of the rapid changes on society. Sidebars, maps, and archival illustrations extend and help break up the dense text, which is enriched with primary source quotes. An annotated list of "Important People" is appended. Reading list, timeline, websites. Ind.