Industrialisation & industrial history books

This book discusses the transformation of labour movements and trade unionism in post-liberalised India. It looks...  Read More >>

Streetscapes are part of the taken-for-granted spaces of everyday urban life, yet they are also contested arenas...  Read More >>

"Joseph and Winifred Gales, 18th and early 19th century newspaper publishers were giants of UK and US history. 230...  Read More >>

This collection of essays, first published in 1986, provides an exciting introduction to modern German agrarian...  Read More >>

This book, first published in 1982, examines the technology, conditions and customs of the harvest and, through...  Read More >>

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Since the end of the XIXth century the dairy sectors of some industrialised European and American countries have...  Read More >>

."".. the careers of three pioneering businesswomen--Tillie Lewis (founder of Flotill Products), Olive Ann Beech...  Read More >>

This book presents a study of the career of Charles R. Crane, a central player in President Woodrow Wilson’s entourage....  Read More >>

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A social and political history of England during the late-Victorian and Edwardian years. It examines transitional...  Read More >>

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A lavishly illustrated celebration of Coca-Cola's 120 years in...  Read More >>

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The long-term development of public green spaces such as parks, public gardens, and recreation grounds in London...  Read More >>

Drawing on a body of research covering primarily Europe and the Americas, but stretching also to Asia and Africa,...  Read More >>

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In The Age of Revolution, Eric Hobsbawm focuses on the tumultuous late 18th and early 19th centuries. He argues...  Read More >>

The Muspratt family form a fascinating dynasty in the history of British commerce and manufacturing. Associated...  Read More >>

Albert Hourani’s A History of the Arab Peoples is unsurpassed as an overview of Arab history from the rise of Islam...  Read More >>

An optimistic book about the history and future of cycling in Europe and the US.  Read More >>

A graphic history of the Industrial Revolution, ideal for classrooms and school libraries.  Read More >>

This book challenges the widespread view that Islam is a reactionary religion that defends tradition against modernity...  Read More >>