The Industrial Revolution in the Anthropocene

Albritton Jonsson, Fredrik

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The Industrial Revolution in the Anthropocene

Albritton Jonsson, Fredrik·2012·The Journal of Modern History

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Authors: Albritton Jonsson, F.
Venue: The Journal of Modern History
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
Published: 2012-09
Volume: 84
Issue: 3
Pages: 679-696
ISSN: 0022-2801 (ISSN-L)
1537-5358
DOI: 10.1086/666049
OpenAlex: W1991011839
Cited by: 82
References: 8
Citations by year: 2026: 5 · 2025: 8 · 2024: 5 · 2023: 7 · 2022: 20 · 2021: 6 · 2020: 6 · 2019: 3 · 2018: 4 · 2017: 6 · 2016: 4 · 2015: 5 · 2014: 3
FWCI: 6.12
Type: journal article
Language: en
Open access: closed
Locations: The Journal of Modern History (publishedVersion)
Topics: Social Sciences › Economics, Econometrics and Finance › Economics and Econometrics › Historical Economic and Social Studies
Social Sciences › Arts and Humanities › History and Philosophy of Science › Diverse Historical and Scientific Studies
Social Sciences › Arts and Humanities › Literature and Literary Theory › Ecocriticism and Environmental Literature
Keywords: Industrial Revolution, Anthropocene, industrialization, environmental history, human-environment relations

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