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What does industrialisation mean?

All too often we associate industrialisation with the growth offactory industry. When we talk of industrial production we referto factory production. When we talk of industrial workers wemean factory workers. Histories of industrialisation very often beginwith the setting up of the first factories. There is a problem with such ideas.

What was the Industrial Revolution?

This transformation came to be known as the Industrial Revolution, and as we shall see in Chapter 3, it marked as great a transformation as the one that replaced gathering and hunting with sedentary agriculture. A crucial part of this revolution was the introduction of new ways of organizing work.

How has the age of Industries changed the industrial landscape?

Clearly, the age of industries has meant major technological changes,growth of factories, and the making of a new industrial labourforce. However, as you have seen, hand technology and small-scaleproduction remained an important part of the industrial landscape. Look again at Figs. 1 and 2. What would you now say of the imagesthey project?

How did proto-industrialisation affect the textile industry?

The international market for fine textiles was dominated by India till theeighteenth century. The American Civil War resulted in the reduction of cotton exports from India. The introduction of the fly shuttle enabled handloom workers to improve theirproductivity. Explain what is meant by proto-industrialisation.