The processes of industrialization have played a major role in the development of modern society. This set draws together a broad range of material, to provide a unique reference collection of the most important writings on this seminal subject. Industrialization is viewed as a global phenomenon, and the chronological and geographical coverage in the set is broad.Volume One: Industrialization: Definition, Concepts and ContextsThe Historical ProcessVolume Two: Global Diffusion: Present Tendencies and Future TrendsIntersectoral ConnectionsInternational Economic RelationsVolume Three: National Case Studies:(i) Europe(ii) The Americas: North and SouthVolume Four: (iii) Asia