Industrialisation & industrial history books

"The investigation into the living and working conditions in the manufacturing districts of England, printed by...  Read More >>

New Historic Facts, Useful To Mining Historians, Good Selection of Illustrations, Well Researched Text, Good Index....  Read More >>

Exploring the social and political meanings attributed to property - specifically home ownership - this study looks...  Read More >>

British Cotton Textiles: Maturity and Decline examines the relationship of the Lancashire cotton textiles industry...  Read More >>

Lives of the Philadelphia Engineers examines the emergence of a new class of industrial entrepreneur and the world...  Read More >>

This volume presents the town of Kavala in northern Greece as an example of Ottoman urban and residential development,...  Read More >>

Britain was the cradle of the industrial revolution. Its manufacturing prowess sustained a unique global standing...  Read More >>

This remarkable story begins 13.7 billion years ago, about 5.3 billion before our planet was born 4.5 billion years...  Read More >>

In April 1820 there was a general strike in west-central Scotland that was followed by an armed rising. This book,...  Read More >>

Based on original archival research, Inventing Ideas sheds light on the origins of the knowledge economy through...  Read More >>

Based on original archival research, Inventing Ideas sheds light on the origins of the knowledge economy through...  Read More >>

This book focuses on peoples' post-war experiences as they were rehoused from overcrowded and unsanitary Victorian...  Read More >>

In the last two decades, research on spatial paradigms and practices has gained momentum across disciplines and...  Read More >>

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Originally published in 2014, The Shaping of London traces the evolution of architectural style in London within...  Read More >>

The First World War constitutes a point in New York's history when its identity was challenged, recast and reinforced....  Read More >>

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First published in 1997, European Directories is a major resource guide for urban historians and historical geographers....  Read More >>

St Paul's Cathedral stood at the centre of religious life in medieval London and this investigation of its chantries...  Read More >>

This book investigates the causes and effects of modernisation in rural regions of Britain and Ireland, continental...  Read More >>

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This book explores the way in which heritage is used to address social and economic change caused by deindustrialization...  Read More >>

A CHOICE OUTSTANDING ACADEMIC TITLE The disappearance of China's naturally occurring forests is one of the most...  Read More >>

Published in full for the first time, the 1833-1835 Fort Union Letter Book features dispatches from several prominent...  Read More >>

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