Industrialisation & industrial history books

With its celebrated World Heritage List, UNESCO steers the global heritage agenda through the definition and redefinition...  Read More >>

Nationalism and internationalism have always been powerful forces in the labour movements of the world. From the...  Read More >>

In 1893, Indianapolis carriage maker Charles Black created a rudimentary car - perhaps the first designed and built...  Read More >>

Barbed wire is made of two strands of galvanized steel wire twisted together for strength and to hold sharp barbs...  Read More >>

Maris Boyd Gillette's groundbreaking study tells the story of Jingdezhen, China's porcelain capital, from its origins...  Read More >>

This book is based on research concerned primarily with the Central Industrial Region. The book follows two key...  Read More >>

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This work discusses the development in Dacca of western-style municipal organization and its financial and practical...  Read More >>

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Urban Poverty in Britain 1830-1914 examines the plight of the poor in towns as a direct result of industrialization....  Read More >>

Semi-Detached London looks at the great suburban expansion of London between the two world wars. It covers all aspects...  Read More >>

Originally published in 1936, Issues discussed include ownership of land and capital, administration and finances...  Read More >>

A rich picture of the complexities of early industrial development in the north-east of England.  Read More >>

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This book, first published in 1929, analyses the changes to Birmingham and the Black Country in the nineteenth century....  Read More >>

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The volumes in this set, originally published between 1940 and 1994, draw together research by leading academics...  Read More >>

This book presents a thoroughly researched and meticulously documented study of the emergence, development, and...  Read More >>

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This study draws on extensive archival research to explore the social history of industrial labor in colonial India...  Read More >>

Cet ouvrage aborde l’interrelation depuis les années 1960 entre experts/conseillers et décideurs confrontés aux...  Read More >>