Industrialisation

Dubbed the Age of Imperialism, the 17th-20th century was a time of immense growth and expansion, during which the majority of European states sought to extend their influence and wealth through the expansion of their territories overseas. The promise of economic growth and prestige encouraged European nations to expand their territories. However, eventually the European powers turned on each other to enlarge their own empires. Imperialism began with the division of the African continent between…

Few topics trigger more controversy amongst economic historians than the Industrial Revolution and whether its inception heralded salubrious improvements to the British population. The Industrial Revolution is commonly defined as the transitory phase of rapid significant technological advancement of manufacturing processes that occurred approximately between 1750s and 1850s. Standards-of-living refer to the material and non-material aspects of one’s wellbeing, benchmarked against one’s wealth,…

An analysis of the effectiveness of framing techniques utilised by both pro-choice and pro-life groups within the abortion debate in the US. Literature Review: Globally there has been much controversy surrounding the issue of the legalisation or criminalisation of abortions, this debate is especially prevalent within the United States. It has been an argument that has sharply divided the American population since the 1970s (Ginsburg, 1998). However, as widespread and predominant as this issue is…

Australian and Indonesia, while similar in many ways, have very considerable differences, particularly in their economies. Both are mixed market economies, but while Australia’s economy is well developed and has a large proportion of government interference helping to make Australia one of the most desirable nations to live in, Indonesia’s economy is less advanced with a lower level of income per capita and a lower standard of living than Australia. Though Australia is four times larger than…

cannot be controlled by any sort of plan or design. Thus, life may seem to be comic or dreadful but it never acquires the quality of tragedy since tragedy, with its artificial pomp and grandeur, “belongs to the cunning of the stage” (Murdoch 39). Theatre is thus marked, and ironically so by a former stage director, as facetious. And although Charles plans to spend his time swimming, eating, and, last but not least, reading his books, and Shakespeare in particular, his stay by the sea involves…

WALTER CRANE | ARTS AND CRAFTS MOVEMENT, THE UNITED KINGDOM The Arts and Crafts movement originated in England, around the second part of the 19th century, and was birthed out of a few artists’ revulsion towards the industrialisation of the world– and consequently, art– around them. The Industrial Revolution and its mass-machinery had brought efficiency into the art-making realm, but had sacrificed craftsmanship and beauty in the process. This caused much dissatisfaction launched a movement that…

Since the economy started to pick up in the second half of 2009, the logistic sector has made an impressive comeback and also its long-term growth prospects remain good. Logistics is dependent on business with the manufacturing sector, and is benefiting from the recent significant increase in demand for shipping by industrial clients. According to DB Research, over the next ten years the logistic sector can expect to post nominal growth of around 4% per year. The World Bank’s biennial Logistics…

Throughout the 20th century, and especially since the 1960s and 70s, more and more women have entered the wage-labour-market, rapidly increasing their participation in paid employment. However, women came to the market on unequal terms, and despite some progress, are still face significant inequality compared to men at work. Women’s experience of work has been marred by both vertical and horizontal occupational segregation. Vertical segregation refers to the ways in which women have been…

There are many theories that derived from the welfare state, some of these are industrialisation, democratic participation and a certain level of political mobilization. These theories suggest that the welfare was inevitable to exist because of the growing population and the problems of modern society. Fraser (2009) suggest that the ‘logic…

Leon Trotsky RESPONSIBILITIES/IDEOLOGIES/CONTRIBUTION Leon Trotsky’s responsibilities varied during his lifetime as he assumed many different positions in the different factions of the Revolution. Trotsky became a Social Democrat in 1903, resulting in his joining of the Mensheviks at the Second Part Congress. He would split with them not long after. In 1905 Trotsky become the chairman of the St Petersburg Soviet, which would later be raided resulting in exile. Trotsky would then return to Russia…