The rise of the manufacturing town : Birmingham and the industrial revolution
Hopkins, Eric1998
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Birmingham achieved industrial fame well before the rise of Manchester and the cotton industry, not with the aid of steam- driven machinery and the factory system, but on the basis of an advanced hand-technology & the division of labour in workshops.
Main title:
The rise of the manufacturing town : Birmingham and the industrial revolution / Eric Hopkins ; foreword by Asa Briggs.
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Edition:
Rev. ed.
Imprint:
Stroud : Sutton, 1998.
Collation:
xvii, 222p., [8]p. of plates : ill., plans, ports. ; 24 cm.
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Variant title:
Other title: Birmingham
Notes:
Previous ed. published as: Birmingham : the first manufacturing town in the world, 1760-1840. London : Weidenfeld & Nicolson, 1989.Previous ed.: published as Birmingham. London: Weidenfeld & Nicholson, 1989.Includes bibliographical references (p. 205-211) and index.
ISBN:
9780750917827 (pbk)
Dewey class:
338.094249609033
Language:
English
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Index terms:
History;British history;Birmingham;Industrial revolution;LudditesGENERAL HISTORY OF ENGLAND AND WALESHistoryUK-UrTPLBritish historyUK-UrTPLBirminghamUK-UrTPLIndustrial revolutionUK-UrTPLLudditesUK-UrTPL
BRN:
724434