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Pub. Date
[2006], c1990
Language
English
Description
How were people's working lives affected by industrialization, and how did they react to these changes? This program concentrates on the crucial century of radical change between 1750 and 1850, when large numbers of people began for the first time to work in factories rather than on the land, and when agriculture had to adapt to provide for an expanding population. The program also covers the drift to towns; the factory and apprentice systems; early...
Series
Pub. Date
[2014]
Language
English
Description
This program provides an overview of the most significant impacts on working conditions and the environment during and after the Industrial Revolution. The time period is notorious for its dangerous factory conditions, lack of worker and child labor rights, and for overcrowded, unsanitary and polluted cities. As a result, protests and new laws improved labor and environmental issues, though problems still exist today.
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