Industrialisation & industrial history books

2359 books were found.

A History of the Scottish Miners: From the Earliest Times

A History of the Scottish Miners: From the Earliest...

Author: Robert Page Arnot
ISBN: 9781032514581
Format: Hardback
$284.00

First published in 1955, A History of the Scottish Miners recounts the peculiar circumstances of the seventeenth...  Read More >>

The Whisky Distilleries of the United Kingdom

The Whisky Distilleries of the United Kingdom

Author: Alfred Barnard
ISBN: 9781839830167
Format: Hardback
$103.50

This is the first complete edition of Barnard’s writing. Including over 200 engravings, this book provides information...  Read More >>

The PayPal Wars: Battles with Ebay, the Media, the Mafia, and the Rest of Planet Earth

The PayPal Wars: Battles with Ebay, the Media, the Mafia,...

Author: Eric M. Jackson
ISBN: 9781645720836
Format: Paperback
$47.39

With a new section on Google's assault on PayPal. --P. [1] of cover.  Read More >>

Effects of German Industrialization on Turkish-German Military-Strategic Relations (1815-1929)

Effects of German Industrialization on Turkish-German...

Author: Atakan Büyükdağ
ISBN: 9783631891322
Format: Paperback
$113.85

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Railway Nation: Tales of Canadian Pacific, the Worlds Greatest Travel System

Railway Nation: Tales of Canadian Pacific, the Worlds...

Author: David Laurence Jones
ISBN: 9781772033496
Format: Paperback
$92.27

Since its founding in 1881, Canadian Pacific has made an indelible mark on the lives of Canadians. Most commonly...  Read More >>

Micro-geographies of the Western City, c.1750–1900

Micro-geographies of the Western City, c.1750–1900

Author: Alida Clemente ,  Dag Lindström (Uppsala University, Sweden)
ISBN: 9780367702311
Format: Paperback
$83.99

This book examines the overlapping spaces in modern western cities to explore the small-scale processes that have...  Read More >>

The Weight of Gold

The Weight of Gold

Author: Mica Jorgenson
ISBN: 9781647791049
Format: Hardback
$105.47

Tells the story of the rise of Canadian gold mining and its environmental consequences in the Abitibi region of...  Read More >>

Empire of Rubber: Firestone’s Scramble for Land and Power in Liberia

Empire of Rubber: Firestone’s Scramble for Land and...

Author: Gregg Mitman
ISBN: 9781620977965
Format: Paperback
$34.99

"""An ambitious and shocking expose�e s of America's hien empire in Liberia, run by the storied Firestone corporation,...  Read More >>

XIT: A Story of Land, Cattle, and Capital in Texas and Montana

XIT: A Story of Land, Cattle, and Capital in Texas and...

Author: Michael M. Miller
ISBN: 9780806192017
Format: Paperback
$57.95

Describing the Texas capitol project in its full scope and gritty detail, XIT cuts through the popular portrayal...  Read More >>

The UAW's Southern Gamble: Organizing Workers at Foreign-Owned Vehicle Plants

The UAW's Southern Gamble: Organizing Workers at Foreign-Owned...

Author: Stephen J. Silvia
ISBN: 9781501769702
Format: Paperback
$105.47

"""This book assesses the United Auto Workers efforts to organize foreign vehicle plants in the South since 1989....  Read More >>

The UAW's Southern Gamble: Organizing Workers at Foreign-Owned Vehicle Plants

The UAW's Southern Gamble: Organizing Workers at Foreign-Owned...

Author: Stephen J. Silvia
ISBN: 9781501769696
Format: Hardback
$330.00

"""This book assesses the United Auto Workers efforts to organize foreign vehicle plants in the South since 1989....  Read More >>

Palo Alto: A History of California, Capitalism, and the World

Palo Alto: A History of California, Capitalism, and...

Author: Malcolm Harris
ISBN: 9781529430882
Format: Paperback
$36.99

The true, unvarnished history of the town at the heart of Silicon Valley  Read More >>

Palo Alto: A History of California, Capitalism, and the World

Palo Alto: A History of California, Capitalism, and...

Author: Malcolm Harris
ISBN: 9781529430875
Format: Hardback
$75.00

The true, unvarnished history of the town at the heart of Silicon Valley  Read More >>

Property, Power and the Growth of Towns: Enterprise and Urban Development,1100-1500

Property, Power and the Growth of Towns: Enterprise...

Author: Catherine Casson ,  Mark Casson
ISBN: 9781032000923
Format: Hardback
$263.00

Local enterprise, institutional quality and strategic location were of central importance in the growth of medieval...  Read More >>

Labour in the Suburbs: Political Change in Croydon During the Twentieth Century

Labour in the Suburbs: Political Change in Croydon During...

Author: Michael Tichelar (University of the West of England, UK)
ISBN: 9781032206394
Format: Hardback
$263.00

This book is the first comprehensive economic, social and political study of the London suburb of Croydon from 1900...  Read More >>

Fading Neon Lights: An Archive of Hong Kong's Visual Culture

Fading Neon Lights: An Archive of Hong Kong's Visual...

Author: Brian Sze-hang Kwok
ISBN: 9789629375928
Format: Paperback
$137.28

Explores the inter-related components of neon signs, including each sign's unique visual aesthetic and design, the...  Read More >>

The Early Modern Town in Scotland

The Early Modern Town in Scotland

Author: Michael Lynch
ISBN: 9781032012261
Format: Paperback
$60.99

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Draining New Orleans: The 300-Year Quest to Dewater the Crescent City

Draining New Orleans: The 300-Year Quest to Dewater...

Author: Richard Campanella
ISBN: 9780807178546
Format: Hardback
$105.47

In the first full-length book devoted to ‘the world’s toughest drainage problem’, renowned geographer Richard Campanella...  Read More >>

The Radical Potter: Josiah Wedgwood and the Transformation of Britain

The Radical Potter: Josiah Wedgwood and the Transformation...

Author: Tristram Hunt
ISBN: 9780141984629
Format: Paperback
$26.99

A spectacular biography of the great designer, entrepreneur, abolitionist and beacon of the Industrial Revolution,...  Read More >>

Modernism in Late-Mao China: Architecture for Foreign Affairs in Beijing, Guangzhou and Overseas, 1969–1976

Modernism in Late-Mao China: Architecture for Foreign...

Author: Ke Song
ISBN: 9780367771454
Format: Hardback
$263.00

This book investigates the architectural history of China in the Mao era (1949-1976), focusing on the rise of modernism...  Read More >>

Political Economy of Development and Environment in Modern India

Political Economy of Development and Environment in...

Author: Velayutham Saravanan (Velayutham Saravanan, Professor and Director of Centre for Jawaharlal Nehru Studies, Jamia Millia Islamia (Central University), New Delhi)
ISBN: 9781032376950
Format: Hardback
$263.00

This book captures the complexities of both development and environment, from the political economy point of view,...  Read More >>

The Miners' Strike, 1984–5: Loss Without Limit

The Miners' Strike, 1984–5: Loss Without Limit

Author: Martin Adeney ,  John Lloyd
ISBN: 9781032014883
Format: Paperback
$62.99

This book, first published in 1986, examines the miners’ strike of 1984-5 – an event that formed the decisive break...  Read More >>

City of Steel: How Pittsburgh Became the World’s Steelmaking Capital during the Carnegie Era

City of Steel: How Pittsburgh Became the World’s Steelmaking...

Author: Kenneth J. Kobus ,  T.C. Graham
ISBN: 9781538181720
Format: Paperback
$60.99

In this book, Kobus explores the evolution of the steel industry to celebrate the innovation and technology that...  Read More >>

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