Chapter Seventeen: Revolutions of Industrialization

"Ways of the World"

Chapter Seventeen: Revolutions of Industrialization

1750-1914

In this chapter I focused on two things: The section on "Why Europe?" and "Map 17.5 of Latin American and the world, 1825-1935"

The reason why I focused on 'Why Europe' is because in an odd way I take interest in Eurocentric ideas and happenings of the past due to the fact that its effects still echo in today's society. The section was mainly making a stance that Europe, more specifically Great Britain, were not the only ones undergoing new innovation and discoveries. The book makes reference to the "Islamic world [who] generated major advances in shipbuilding, the uses of tides and falling water to generate power, paper making, textile production, chemical technologies, water mills, clocks, and much  more" (pg 831). Along with the Islamic world Stayer offers many other civilizations also advancing industrially. I found it particularly interesting that Strayer states that Europe in fact during this time had no obvious economic lead in comparison to other countries.

Moving on Map 17.5 on page 855 was helpful for me personally. I have in fact seen this map before but sometimes I can be visual learner and this map is colored has pictures and is still informative. I just appreciate the fact that I feel Strayer genuinely tries to implement a little of everything as far as learning and obtaining information goes.