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OverviewThis shortform book presents key peer-reviewed research on industrial history. In selecting and contextualising this volume, the editors address how the field of textile history has evolved. Themes covered include entrepreneurial, technological and labour history, whilst the book highlights the strategic and social consequences of innovations in the history of this key UK sector. Of interest to business and economic historians, this shortform book also provides analysis and illustrative case studies that will be valuable reading across the social sciences. Full Product DetailsAuthor: John F. Wilson (Northumbria University, UK) , Steven Toms (University of Leeds, UK) , Nicholas D. Wong (Northumbria University, UK)Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd Imprint: Routledge Weight: 0.240kg ISBN: 9780367024130ISBN 10: 0367024136 Pages: 90 Publication Date: 29 January 2021 Audience: College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , Tertiary & Higher Education , Professional & Vocational Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In Print  This item will be ordered in for you from one of our suppliers. Upon receipt, we will promptly dispatch it out to you. For in store availability, please contact us. Table of ContentsIntroduction; 1 Growth, Profits and Technological Choice: The Case of the Lancashire Cotton Textile Industry; 2 Ring and Mule Spinning in the Nineteenth Century: A Technological Perspective; 3 Industrial Relations and Technical Change: Profits, Wages and Costs in the Lancashire Cotton Industry, 1880–1914ReviewsAuthor InformationJohn F. Wilson is Pro Vice-Chancellor (Business and Law) at Northumbria University at Newcastle, UK. He was the founding editor of the Journal of Industrial History. Steven Toms is Professor of Accounting at the University of Leeds, UK. Nicholas D. Wong is Vice-Chancellor’s Senior Research Fellow at Newcastle Business School, Northumbria University, UK. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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