The 1800s

Download or read book The 1800s written by James Miller and published by Greenhaven Press, Incorporated. This book was released on 2001 with total page 390 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The nineteenth century was a complex era where Europe and the United States confronted the abrupt changes of the Industrial Revolution and the growth of new political and social theories. The authors describe these transitions in chapters examining Europe's economic domination of the globe through exploration and colonialism, the Civil War, and the emergence of an industrial working class.