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[–] 3 points 9 months ago

The Industrial Revolution was accompanied by systemic violence too.

As new economic forces pushed rural workers toward industrial cities, they often faced overcrowded, unsanitary living conditions.

Furthermore, the struggle for basic labor rights erupted into decades of bloody conflict between workers, private armies, and state forces.

You can find more information in this book: https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/643062/captain-swing-by-eric-hobsbawm-and-george-rude/

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