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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...of the agricultural revolution, lasting from around...period the slack in the agricultural economy which had...called the second agricultural revolution, saw for the first...
Agricultural Revolution
Book article from: World Encyclopedia Agricultural Revolution Series of changes in farming practice in the 18th and early 19th centuries. The...common lands. Originating in Britain, these advances led to greatly increased agricultural productivity in Europe.
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 18th...a cause and result of the Agricultural Revolution , preceded the...
revolution
Book article from: World Encyclopedia revolution In a political sense, fundamental change in values, political...great economic and technical changes, such as the Industrial Revolution or the Agricultural Revolution . See also American Revolution ; French Revolution ; Russian...
Agricultural Economics
Encyclopedia entry from: International Encyclopedia of the Social Sciences ...of agrarian conflict and revolution (Rao 1986). If agricultural economics deals with the...fields rather than, as agricultural economics has done, ignoring...Southgate Jr. 2001. Agricultural Economics and Agribusiness...
Revolution
Encyclopedia entry from: International Encyclopedia of the Social Sciences ...spoke of “ revolutions ” when one...notion of political revolutions as overturning tradition...x201C; American Revolution ” and...economics, the shift from agricultural to industrial economies...called the Industrial Revolution. In science, major...labeled scientific ...
agriculture
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition ...parts of the world. Early agricultural implements—the...determined the nature of the agricultural village. In Asia large holdings...communications, the commercial revolution, and the rise of cities...contributed to the so-called agricultural revolution. Exploration...
Knowledge Society
Encyclopedia entry from: International Encyclopedia of the Social Sciences ...land. This domestication revolution led to the advent of horticultural...sometimes called the agricultural revolution , made large-scale agricultural production possible and...agrarian societies . The agricultural revolution had such a...
Norman Ernest Borlaug
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Biography ...Rockefeller Foundation to "export the United States agricultural revolution to Mexico." Their work resulted in the International...developing countries of the world. The Green Revolution The agricultural revolution in the United States was based largely...
Jethro Tull
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Biography ...techniques and invented mechanical agricultural equipment. He demonstrated...contributed greatly to the Agricultural Revolution. Tull was born to Jethro and...yet it gave him a glimpse of agricultural practices outside England...

Dictionary entries related to "Agricultural Revolution"

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‐...
Agricultural Revolution
Book article from: A Dictionary of World History Agricultural Revolution The agricultural changes that occurred in Britain during the 18th century...field cultivation in strips which hampered change. The Agricultural Revolution saw this replaced by large-scale farming in consolidated...
Industrial Revolution, The
Book article from: A Dictionary of Sociology Industrial Revolution, The This term is used...characteristics of the Industrial Revolution, but broadly speaking...products. Third, an agricultural revolution improved farming...generated both increased agricultural production and growing...
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 methods such as pesticides, irrigation, and better tools. As part of the Green Revolution, more resistant crops were developed...
agriculture
Book article from: A Dictionary of World History ...The ‘Neolithic revolution’, the change...systems were developed. Agricultural practices spread gradually...improvements were made in agricultural practice, particularly in...5th to the 12th centuries, agricultural land was created by forest...
Argentina
Book article from: A Dictionary of World History ...Argentina's principal exports are agricultural products such as cereals...exports. A high percentage of agricultural land is taken up by large cattle...witnessed a demographic and agricultural revolution. The fertile plains (pampas...
Indian Economic Life
Dictionary entry from: Dictionary of American History ...other resources with the other. Women owned the agricultural land and organized horticultural production while...Plants such as the potato participated in the agricultural revolution in northern Europe. The horse changed the Plains...
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...
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...
crop rotation
Book article from: A Dictionary of World History ...every year. The three-field system succeeded only in countries with mild climates, such as England. With the AGRICULTURAL REVOLUTION and the acceleration of ENCLOSURES in the 18th century, more scientific methods were applied to crop rotation...

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The third agricultural revolution.(Educators Speak)
Newspaper article from: Manila Bulletin; 9/10/2006; 700+ words ; ...verge of a third agricultural revolution and the challenges...Unlike the first two revolutions when production...book Doubly Green Revolution by Gordon Conway...public and private agricultural research and development...first and second agricultural revolutions. This means ...
The Agricultural Revolution of the 20th Century
Magazine article from: NACTA Journal; 9/1/2003; ; 700+ words ; The Agricultural Revolution of the 20th Century...of events in The Agricultural Revolution of the 20th Century...the Agricultural Revolution should also recommend...University of Florida Agricultural Education and Communication...
On the brink of a new agricultural 'revolution'.
M2 Presswire; 9/22/2008; 700+ words ; ...On the brink of a new agricultural 'revolution'(C)1994-2008 M2 COMMUNICATIONS...called on Australia's agricultural scientists, educators and...On the brink of a new agricultural 'revolution' Read more media releases...
Islam and the agricultural revolution
Newspaper article from: New Straits Times; 8/12/2000; ; 700+ words ; ...12-2000 Islam and the agricultural revolution Byline: Dr Abu Bakar Abdul...revitalised Maha 2000 (Malaysian Agricultural, Horticultural and AgroTourism...region that went unused. This agricultural revolution was not confined to irrigated...
Agricultural Revolution in England: The Transformation of the Agrarian Economy, 1500-1850.
Magazine article from: The Historian; 6/22/1998; ; 700+ words ; Agricultural Revolution in England: The Transformation of...scholars in the field of English agricultural history. This study supersedes all...historiography of the rival notions of Agricultural Revolution in England, which have...
'Agricultural Revolution' began in Israel up to 12,500 years ago. Fig find is sweet discovery
Newspaper article from: Jerusalem Post; 5/31/2006; ; 683 words ; ...05-31-2006 Headline: 'Agricultural Revolution' began in Israel up to 12...into the understanding of the Agricultural Revolution, they wrote, noting...experts thought that the Agricultural Revolution - the transition...
Graeme Barker. The Agricultural Revolution in Prehistory: why did Foragers become Farmers?(Book review)
Magazine article from: Antiquity; 12/1/2007; ; 700+ words ; GRAEME BARKER. The Agricultural Revolution in Prehistory: why did Foragers...the few who has both, and The Agricultural Revolution in Prehistory is the...the chapter kicks off its agricultural discussion with 7 pages on floodplain...
Need for a second agricultural revolution: Rakesh Mohan.
News Wire article from: PTI - The Press Trust of India Ltd.; 12/19/2006; 441 words ; Need for a second agricultural revolution: Rakesh Mohan Mumbai, Dec 19...is for a corresponding second agricultural revolution, but one that will...successful. Maintaining that agricultural diversification and growth would...
Agricultural revolution: Sowing sustainable seeds
Newspaper article from: Daily Mirror; 6/22/2009; 700+ words ; ...question. In what form of agricultural development should the new...small farmers? The green revolution was considered a success...International Assessment of Agricultural Knowledge Science and Technology...the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) in Rome...
Vice Premier Advocates Agricultural Revolution
News Wire article from: Xinhua News Agency; 1/17/2001; 441 words ; ...should actively push forward a revolution on agricultural science and technology so...has reached a new stage of agricultural development, Wen said that...guidelines of the development of agricultural science and technology. According...