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1960s and early 1970s that the ’environment’ became more firmly part of the political agenda in most European countries. It was largely a response to the spectacular growth of not only the Western economies‚ but also the continued and extensive industrialisation of the Eastern bloc countries such as Poland and the USSR. ’Green groups’ sprang up round the
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Prior to 1850‚ middle and working class activities were ultimately dominated by the gendered ideology of ‘separate spheres’. This ideology emphasised that men and women were to occupy distinct arenas: whilst women remained within the private domestic sphere of the home‚ men occupied the public sphere of politics‚ business and law. Prevailing ideas surrounding the distinction between femininity and masculinity became increasingly evident and translated into practice before 1850. Gender came to be
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1. Introduction Much of the debate about the de-industrialising impact of colonial rule focused on the experience of India. Even though recent studies offer a different understanding of industrialisation and underdevelopment in India (Roy 2004: 233-34)‚ the belief that India suffered ‘de-industrialisation’ and that the experience can be extrapolated to other Asian countries‚ including Indonesia. There are several problems in any quantification of the production and consumption of cotton
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were all non-industrial‚ work such as hunting‚ gathering or farming. Starting in the 18th century and continuing into the 19th century work has become regular paid employment. The simple rural lives were exchanged by mass production of goods. Industrialisation led to urbanisation‚ it changed the medieval customs‚ beliefs and ideals. The term ‘industrial revolution’ is used to describe this transformation. Industrial Productive activity involved Factory systems and mechanisation powered by energy sources
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The industrial revolution was undoubtedly one of the most important events in the formation of the contemporary world. Sparked by the agricultural revolution of 1750 and 1880‚ the industrial revolution would transform Britain‚ and later the whole western world‚ into powerhouses of metal work‚ mining and industry. Beginning in England in around 1760‚ the revolution would continue well into the nineteenth century and bring around crucial inventions‚ such as steam pumps and railways. Crucially‚ the
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Wagner ’s claim is that as per capita real income increases in particular nations‚ they will spend a higher proportion of national product through government. As Wagner ’s reasons for increased public expenditure tend to be centralised around industrialisation and its associated effects it is not surprising to find that he thought the density of urban living would increase social frictions to such an extent that the government would be called in to handle it. That is to say‚ urban living would result
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traditional theories such as Functionalism and Marxism are outdated and are deemed irrelevant to many sociologists. Functionalism and Marxism are often described as ‘modernist’ as they explain the findings of modern society‚ where it follows the industrialisation of the western world. Postmodernists reject the views of the modernist theorists as they claim that they are metanarratives. They believe that sociology needs to develop new theories so we can fully understand postmodern society. Postmodernity
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There are many different factors that can cause power to shift between superpowers over time such as: resources‚ population‚ and economics‚ military and cultural. Superpowers are define as: the capacity to project dominating power and influence anyway in the world‚ sometimes in more than one region of the globe at a time. At the beginning of the twentieth century‚ the British Empire was the biggest global superpower. The British became a superpower during this time due to colonial rule. From
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industry = increase in production = more overseas trade = even more resources for industrialisation = further increase in production SUCCESSES: 1928-1935 = grain doubles from 11 million tonnes to 75 million tonnes Mass migration from countryside to cities = accelerated urbanisation= relieved economic pressure + provided workforce for industrialisation. 1939: 19 million left the country side for the cities to the point
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