Chapter 54: The Great Global Shake-Up

The Industrial Revolutions - Un pódcast de Dave Broker

In an age of expanding railroads, steam-driven ocean liners, transnational telegraphs, and more, the world experienced its “First Wave of Modern Globalization.” In this episode, we discuss the ways it played out in the mid-19th Century, including massive waves of migrations, gold rushes, remittances, trade, foreign investment, international cooperation efforts, missionaries, the new tourism industry, world’s fairs, and more.To support the podcast on Patreon – and to get access to the ad-free stream and footnotes – go to https://www.patreon.com/indrevpod.

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