Industrialisation & industrial history books

Background to this project: This book is intended to replace a volume on industrialization in the series originally...  Read More >>

The first comprehensive survey of the global history of industrial hazards and their control  Read More >>

The first comprehensive survey of the global history of industrial hazards and their control  Read More >>

The story of the West Virginia mine wars, as told by those who lived through it.  Read More >>

First published in 1979, The Transformation of England discusses the creation in late eighteenth century England...  Read More >>

This is the story of the radical intervention carried out by the Thatcher administration in response to 1986-89...  Read More >>

A New Nation of Goods highlights the significant role of provincial artisans in four crafts in the northeastern...  Read More >>

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The goldfields have been a powerful influence on both Australian and Western Australian history. Gold has driven...  Read More >>

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Moving Beyond Borders is the first book-length history of Black health care workers in Canada, delving into the...  Read More >>

Coal is a topic that has been, remains, and will continue to be of significant interest to those concerned with...  Read More >>

Moving Beyond Borders is the first book-length history of Black health care workers in Canada, delving into the...  Read More >>

The oil industry in the United States has been the subject of innumerable histories. But books on the development...  Read More >>

A timely account of workers taking back their union  Read More >>

The SS Great Britain Story is a concise account of one of the most famous steamships ever built. The great Victorian...  Read More >>

This book juxtaposes the experiences of regions that have lived or are living through industrial transition in coal-mining...  Read More >>

The delicious history of rival chocolate companies and their fascinating dynasties--the Lindts, Frys, Hersheys,...  Read More >>

"Welcoming women, Blacks, and immigrants long before most other unions, the Wobblies from the start were labor's...  Read More >>

A glorious fully-illustrated edition of the bestselling aviation history book.  Read More >>

A detailed study of Ipswich at a time of great growth and prosperity, highlighting the activities of its industries,...  Read More >>

Danckwerts retells the history of Robt. Jowitt & Sons, the oldest surviving wool company in Britain. From a small...  Read More >>

These biographical essays, many reprinted from The Pittsburgh Quarterly, describe the men who transformed Pittsburgh...  Read More >>

A detailed and complete history of the Raleigh cycle company of Nottingham, from its founding to the present.  Read More >>