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The term "revolution" has also been used to denote great changes outside the political sphere. Such revolutions are usually recognized as having transformed in [[society]], [[culture]], [[philosophy]] and [[technology]] much more than [[political system]]s; they are often known as [[social revolution]]s.<ref>Irving E. Fang, ''A History of Mass Communication: Six Information Revolutions'', Focal Press, 1997, ISBN 0240802543, [http://books.google.com/books?id=QaVfg_vdyxsC&dq=communication+technology+changed+business&as_brr=3&source=gbs_summary_s&cad=0 Google Print, p. xv]</ref> Some can be global, while others are limited to single countries. One of the classic examples of the usage of the word revolution in such context is the [[industrial revolution]] (note that such revolutions also fit the "slow revolution" definition of Tocqueville).<ref>Warwick E. Murray, Routledge, 2006, ISBN 0415318009, [http://books.google.com/books?id=L-3Vq3aadTYC&pg=PA226&dq=%22cultural+revolutions%22&as_brr=3&ei=ddtQR5aHKovqoQLy7J2UAg&sig=Nrc0rBp_zg_44liln8OLNsUu7UE Google Print, p.226]</ref> | The term "revolution" has also been used to denote great changes outside the political sphere. Such revolutions are usually recognized as having transformed in [[society]], [[culture]], [[philosophy]] and [[technology]] much more than [[political system]]s; they are often known as [[social revolution]]s.<ref>Irving E. Fang, ''A History of Mass Communication: Six Information Revolutions'', Focal Press, 1997, ISBN 0240802543, [http://books.google.com/books?id=QaVfg_vdyxsC&dq=communication+technology+changed+business&as_brr=3&source=gbs_summary_s&cad=0 Google Print, p. xv]</ref> Some can be global, while others are limited to single countries. One of the classic examples of the usage of the word revolution in such context is the [[industrial revolution]] (note that such revolutions also fit the "slow revolution" definition of Tocqueville).<ref>Warwick E. Murray, Routledge, 2006, ISBN 0415318009, [http://books.google.com/books?id=L-3Vq3aadTYC&pg=PA226&dq=%22cultural+revolutions%22&as_brr=3&ei=ddtQR5aHKovqoQLy7J2UAg&sig=Nrc0rBp_zg_44liln8OLNsUu7UE Google Print, p.226]</ref> | ||
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[[File:Prise de la Bastille.jpg|right|thumb|The [[storming of the Bastille]], 14 July 1789 during the [[French Revolution]].]] | [[File:Prise de la Bastille.jpg|right|thumb|The [[storming of the Bastille]], 14 July 1789 during the [[French Revolution]].]] | ||
[[File:Portrait of George Washington.jpeg|thumb|upright|right|[[George Washington]], leader of the [[American Revolution]].]] | [[File:Portrait of George Washington.jpeg|thumb|upright|right|[[George Washington]], leader of the [[American Revolution]].]] | ||
