Regulating Health and Safety in the British Mining Industries, 1800–1914
Author:   Catherine Mills
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Ltd
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9781138274204


Pages:   310
Publication Date:   09 September 2016
Format:   Paperback
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Author:   Catherine Mills
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Ltd
Imprint:   Routledge
Weight:   0.453kg
ISBN:  

9781138274204


ISBN 10:   1138274208
Pages:   310
Publication Date:   09 September 2016
Audience:   College/higher education ,  General/trade ,  Tertiary & Higher Education ,  General
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print   Availability explained
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Contents: Foreword; Introduction; Industrialization and the frequency and nature of risk; The rise of a reforming interest and the Mines and Collieries Act of 1842; Organized labour and the Home Office; Intervention in coal mining, 1850-1887; The Kinnaird Commission and the regulation of metalliferous mining; The Metalliferous Mines Regulation Act of 1872; Scientific, technological and medical advances; Hazards and heroics; Conclusion; Bibliography; Index

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'... an excellent contribution to the history of British labour and the state.' Economic History Review


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Dr Catherine Mills, Lecturer in Modern British History, Department of History, Stirling University, UK.

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