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OverviewThe slate industry has left an indelible mark on the history of our society. Slate quarries and the associated masses of waste have an awe-inspiring impact. It was an phenomenon of the nineteenth century, a product of the industrial revolution. This book explains what slate is, its uses and how its exploitation progressed in the late nineteenth century. It describes the social, cultural and political manifestations of the slate enterprises, and it poses the question of how we regard the legacy of the slate industry. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Merfyn WilliamsPublisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC Imprint: Shire Publications Volume: 268 Dimensions: Width: 14.90cm , Height: 0.30cm , Length: 21.00cm Weight: 0.096kg ISBN: 9780747801245ISBN 10: 074780124 Pages: 32 Publication Date: 01 May 2002 Audience: General/trade , General Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: Temporarily unavailable ![]() The supplier advises that this item is temporarily unavailable. It will be ordered for you and placed on backorder. Once it does come back in stock, we will ship it out to you. Language: English Table of ContentsReviewsAuthor InformationTab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |