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The rise and fall of the Scottish cotton industry, 1778-1914 : 'the secret spring'
- Title
- The rise and fall of the Scottish cotton industry, 1778-1914 : 'the secret spring' / Anthony Cooke.
- Author
- Cooke, Anthony, 1943-
- Publication
- Manchester, UK ; New York : Manchester University Press ; New York : Distributed in the United States by Palgrave Macmillan, 2010.
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- Description
- xiv, 237 pages, [2] pages of plates : illustrations (some color), map, plans; 25 cm
- Summary
- This is a full-length history of the Scottish cotton industry, from its beginnings in the late 18th century to its premature decline in the years leading up to the First World War.
- Subjects
- Genre/Form
- History.
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 211-228) and index.
- Contents
- Introduction -- Beginnings : the pre-history of the industry -- The expansion of the industry, 1778-1830 -- Foreign competition, diversification and decline, 1830-1914 -- Technology -- Workers -- Employers -- Conclusion -- Appendix: wills and probate inventories of Scottish cotton merchants and manufacturers/partners in Scottish cotton mills, bleachfields and printworks, dyeworks and chemical works, 1787-1912.
- Call Number
- JBE 16-302
- ISBN
- 9780719080821
- 0719080827
- LCCN
- 2010398878
- OCLC
- 432285563
- Author
- Cooke, Anthony, 1943-
- Title
- The rise and fall of the Scottish cotton industry, 1778-1914 : 'the secret spring' / Anthony Cooke.
- Imprint
- Manchester, UK ; New York : Manchester University Press ; New York : Distributed in the United States by Palgrave Macmillan, 2010.
- Type of Content
- text
- Type of Medium
- unmediated
- Type of Carrier
- volume
- Bibliography
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 211-228) and index.
- Research Call Number
- JBE 16-302