Arnold Toynbee's lectures and subsequent book (1884) were instrumental in establishing the concept and terminology of the "Industrial Revolution" in English historical discourse.
Who among the following used the term Industrial Revolution for the first time in English to describe the changes that occurred in the British industrial development between 1760 and 1820 ?
Asked in UPSC NDA 2 2017 · Topic: Major World Leaders and Movements in Modern History (Major figures of 19th-century revolutionary and socialist movements)
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Answer: C. Arnold Toynbee
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