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Industrial Revolution
Industrial Revolution term usually applied to the social and economic changes that mark the transition from a stable agricultural and commercial society to a modern industrial society relying on complex machinery rather than tools. It is used historically to refer primarily to the period in British... Read more
revolution
revolution in a political sense, fundamental and violent change in the values, political institutions, social structure, leadership, and policies of a society. The totality of change implicit in this definition distinguishes it from coups, rebellions, and wars of independence, which involve only pa... Read more
Manuel Estrada Cabrera
Manuel Estrada Cabrera , 1857-1924, president of Guatemala (1898-1920). He ruled as an absolute dictator, and there were several revolutionary movements and attempts on his life. Under his rule, Guatemala achieved material progress through advances in agriculture, construction, and public health. Es... Read more
Pierre Samuel Du Pont de Nemours
Pierre Samuel Du Pont de Nemours , 1739-1817, French economist, one of the physiocrats . Early in his career he attracted the attention of François Quesnay and edited the Journal de l'agriculture in 1765-66 and the Éphémérides du citoyen from 1768 to 1772. He also ... Read more
Daughters of the American Revolution
Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR), a Colonial patriotic society in the United States, open to women having one or more ancestors who aided the cause of the Revolution. The society was organized (1890) at Washington, D.C., and has its national headquarters at Memorial Continental Hall there... Read more
Spartanburg
Spartanburg city (1990 pop. 43,467), seat of Spartanburg co., NW S.C., in the Piedmont (see under piedmont ) near the N.C. line; inc. 1831. The city is noted for its textile production. It is an important commercial, transportation, and trade focus in an agriculture and livestock region. Machinery... Read more
Ayutla
Ayutla , town (1990 pop. 6,214), Guerrero state, S Mexico. Its full name is Ayutla de los Libres [Ayutla of the free]. It is the commercial center for an agricultural, cattle-raising, and lumbering area. The Plan of Ayutla, drawn up in 1854, was a reform program directed toward removing the dictat... Read more
Vere Gordon Childe
Vere Gordon Childe 1892-1957, British archaeologist, b. Australia. An Oxford graduate, he taught at the Univ. of Edinburgh (1927-46) and the Univ. of London (1946-56). He gained renown for his monumental synthesis of European prehistory, The Dawn of European Civilization (1925, 6th ed. 1957), and... Read more
Andrew Fletcher
Andrew Fletcher 1655-1716, Scottish politician, known as Fletcher of Saltoun. An opponent of the policies of the duke of Lauderdale and the duke of York (later James II) in Scotland, he fled to Holland in 1682. He joined the rebellion (1685) of the duke of Monmouth but abandoned it as a result of... Read more
Nuevo Laredo
Nuevo Laredo , city (1990 pop. 218,413), Tamaulipas state, NE Mexico, across the Rio Grande from Laredo, Tex. Linked with the United States by automobile and railroad bridges, Nuevo Laredo is the northern terminus of the national railroad and the Inter-American Highway, as well as the chief point of... Read more

Encyclopedia entries related to "Agricultural Revolution"

agricultural revolution
Book article from: The Oxford Companion to British History agricultural revolution. This was traditionally regarded...particularly the timing, of the agricultural revolution. Originally it was believed to...Modern understanding of the agricultural revolution sees it loosely as a three-stage... Read more
Agricultural Revolution
Book article from: World Encyclopedia Agricultural Revolution Series of changes in farming practice in the 18th and early 19th centuries. The main changes comprised crop rotation, new machinery...scientific breeding, land reclamation and enclosure of common lands. Originating in Britain, these advances led to greatly increased agricultural ... Read more
Industrial Revolution
Book article from: World Encyclopedia Industrial Revolution Social and economic transformation of agricultural societies into industrial societies. The Industrial Revolution began in Britain in the...cause and result of the Agricultural Revolution , preceded the Industrial... Read more
Market Revolution (Issue)
Encyclopedia entry from: Gale Encyclopedia of U.S. Economic History ...growing stratum of agricultural laborers who...that the market revolution penetrated the...spurred the market revolution. Self-sufficient...involved in non-agricultural businesses, which...strong, rural agricultural economy. Only...during the market revolution, the federal ... Read more
French Revolution
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition ...that began in 1789. Origins of the Revolution Historians disagree in evaluating the factors that brought about the Revolution. To some extent at least, it came...and other impositions. Backward agricultural methods and internal tariff barriers...Most direct in his influence on Revolutionary ... Read more
The Age of Revolution, 1763 – 1790 Overview
Encyclopedia entry from: Gale Encyclopedia of U.S. Economic History THE AGE OF REVOLUTION, 1763 – 1790 OVERVIEW At the end of the French and...undergo such a transition, Americans had to fight a bitter revolution and to endure difficult economic changes that would shape...to come. Although the American colonies were primarily agricultural, farming varied from region ... Read more
New Deal: Reform or Revolution (Issue)
Encyclopedia entry from: Gale Encyclopedia of U.S. Economic History NEW DEAL: REFORM OR REVOLUTION (ISSUE) In 1933 the New...excluded domestic servants and agricultural workers from coverage. Since...in addition to American Revolution (1775 – 1783) and...brought on a "Third American Revolution." Other historians were...New Deal only a "halfway ... Read more
revolution
Book article from: World Encyclopedia revolution In a political sense, fundamental change in values, political institutions, social...also used to indicate great economic and technical changes, such as the Industrial Revolution or the Agricultural Revolution . See also American Revolution ; French Revolution ; Russian ... Read more
Agricultural Equipment Industry
Encyclopedia entry from: Gale Encyclopedia of U.S. Economic History AGRICULTURAL EQUIPMENT INDUSTRY The mechanization of agricultural equipment in the mid-nineteenth century began a period of rapid change and advancement for the agricultural industry. Mechanization made the processes of planting...used hand tools made of wood or iron. The industrial revolution and ... Read more
Agricultural Law
Encyclopedia entry from: West's Encyclopedia of American Law AGRICULTURAL LAW The body of law governing the cultivation of...with farmers, ranchers, and the consuming public. Agricultural law is designed to ensure the continued, efficient...regulations that control the various aspects of agricultural practice, federal and state governments are able...both ... Read more

Dictionary entries related to "Agricultural Revolution"

Agricultural Revolution
Book article from: A Dictionary of World History Agricultural Revolution The agricultural changes that occurred in Britain...hampered change. The Agricultural Revolution saw this replaced by large-scale...peasantry into a community of agricultural labourers, and considerable attention... Read more
agricultural revolution
Book article from: A Dictionary of British History agricultural revolution This was traditionally regarded as taking place...nature, and particularly the timing, of the agricultural revolution. Modern understanding of the agricultural revolution sees it loosely as a three‐stage, overlapping... Read more
Green Revolution
Book article from: A Dictionary of Contemporary World History Green Revolution A term used to describe the increased agricultural productivity due to new agricultural...tools. As part of the Green Revolution, more resistant crops were...the 1980s. While the Green Revolution increased the food supply... Read more
Industrial Revolution
Book article from: A Dictionary of World History Industrial Revolution The change in the organization of...18th century as a result of improved agricultural techniques, which freed workers from...possible to provide food for a large non-agricultural population. A combination of economic... Read more
Industrial Revolution, The
Book article from: A Dictionary of Sociology ...industrial nation, the phrase ‘Second Industrial Revolution’ is sometimes used to refer to the industrialization...twentieth centuries. The most important features of the revolution in Britain were as follows: first, there was a...industrial working class . Second, there was a revolution in ... Read more
Agricultural Price Supports
Dictionary entry from: Dictionary of American History AGRICULTURAL PRICE SUPPORTS AGRICULTURAL PRICE SUPPORTS. Introduced to meet the emergency of the Great Depression, agricultural price supports have persisted as a critical, if...worked alongside two other regulatory agencies. The Agricultural Adjustment Administration (AAA) paid farmers ... Read more
agriculture
Book article from: A Dictionary of World History ...to the 12th centuries, agricultural land was created by forest...production. In particular, the AGRICULTURAL REVOLUTION of 18th-century Britain...effect on indigenous agricultural practices. Much of the...replaced steam-power for agricultural machinery, and improved...world market for some ... Read more
Young, Arthur
Book article from: A Dictionary of British History Young, Arthur (1741–1820). Farmer, journalist, and agricultural writer. Often regarded as a pioneer of the agricultural revolution , Young began his working life as a small farmer at Bradfield, his family home in Suffolk. After two years... Read more
Tull, Jethro
Book article from: A Dictionary of British History Tull, Jethro (1674–1741). Once considered a pioneer of the agricultural revolution through his invention of the seed drill c. 1700 when he was farming near Wallingford. The ‘invention’ was made famous... Read more
Bakewell, Robert
Book article from: A Dictionary of British History Bakewell, Robert (1725–95). Bakewell was one of the pioneers of the agricultural revolution as a result of his animal breeding activities at Dishley, near Loughborough, particularly the ‘New Leicester’ breed... Read more

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Soil Fungi Critical to Organic Success.(America's agricultural revolution )
Magazine article from: Agricultural Research; 5/1/2001; ; 700+ words ; One casualty of America's agricultural revolution were valuable native soil...and pesticides. Increase agricultural productivity has been largely...fungi. Pfeffer is at the Agricultural Research Service's Eastern...that began when American agricultural production intensified... Read more
From the Green Revolution to the Gene Revolution; Agricultural Biotechnology: Meeting the Needs of the Poor?(REPORT ON REPORTS)
Magazine article from: Environment; 1/1/2005; ; 700+ words ; ...an important theme in agricultural and economic development...written by FAO's own Agricultural and Development Economics...consultants (most of whom were agricultural economists). The report...by the earlier Green Revolution of the 1960s and 1970s...the 15 international agricultural ... Read more
Talking the talk; revolution in agricultural communication.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
Magazine article from: SciTech Book News; 12/1/2007; 167 words ; 9781594545344 Talking the talk; revolution in agricultural communication. Lamberti, Adrienne P. Nova Science Publishers 2007 205 pages $49.00 Hardcover S494 Lamberti (English, University... Read more
Fertilisers--food for a hungry Earth: no continent on Earth is in greater need of fertilisers than Africa and yet, no continent uses fewer fertilisers than Africa. In a bid to understand this paradox, Anver Versi talked to one of the world's leading experts in the field, Amit Roy.(AFRICA LAUNCHES GREEN REVOLUTION)(International Centre for Soil Fertility and Agricultural Development )(Interview)
Magazine article from: African Business; 12/1/2006; ; 700+ words ; ...its long sought after Green Revolution, several conditions have...forms the start of the Green Revolution, says Amit Roy, director...Centre for Soil Fertility and Agricultural Development (IFDC). He was...Africa to achieve its Green Revolution? Amit Roy had no doubt: Five... Read more
Mutharika initiative gains favour; the agricultural revolution initiated by Malawi's President Bingu wa Mutharika has continued to prove his international critics, led by the UK and US, completely wrong. It has also now won him a prestigious Southern Africa award. Lameck Masina reports.(MALAWI)
Magazine article from: African Business; 11/1/2008; ; 700+ words ; ...demonstrated that a conducive policy environment can unlock value in agricultural productivity. African Union commissioner for rural economy and...programme] has stunned the doomsayers; it seems that an African green revolution is possible after al Read more
The rural finance revolution.(roles of the UN's Food and Agriculture Organization and the International Fund for Agricultural Development)
Magazine article from: African Business; 12/1/1998; ; 700+ words ; ...FAO) and the International Fund for Agricultural Development (lEAD) is not widely known...and standards of living, to improve agricultural productivity and to better the condition...time, the experience with state-owned agricultural development banks and directed credit... Read more
The African food crisis; lessons from the Asian Green Revolution.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
Magazine article from: SciTech Book News; 12/1/2005; 185 words ; ...crisis; lessons from the Asian Green Revolution. Ed. by Goran Djurfeldt et al. CABI...systematic comparison between Asian agricultural development during the Green Revolution and the current agricultural situation in sub- Saharan Africa...macro- level data about national agricultural trends ... Read more
Agricultural knowledge transfer in India: a study of prevailing communication channels.
Magazine article from: Library Philosophy and Practice; 2/1/2007; ; 700+ words ; ...sciences by setting up numerous agricultural universities spanning the...Presently there are 38 state agricultural universities, 37 research...helped in bringing the Green Revolution, White Revolution, and Blue...food surplus. The Indian agricultural sector provides employment... Read more
French food revolution benefits U.S. exporters. (includes related information)
Magazine article from: AgExporter; 3/1/1992; ; 700+ words ; A quiet revolution to the advantage of the...is a net exporter of agricultural products, its imports of agricultural and food items increased...million worth of U.S. agricultural products, up nearly 22...nearly half of all U.S. agricultural exports. Secondly, at...to imported food and ... Read more
Biobased products: America's second green revolution. (Forum).(Editorial)
Magazine article from: Agricultural Research; 4/1/2002; ; 700+ words ; ...wheat and other grain yields that occurred in the 1960s are often referred to as the Green Revolution. But America's second agricultural green revolution--under way today--can be traced back almost 100 years to the work of noted botanist George... Read more