Industry in the Landscape, 1700-1900

ISBN-13: 9780415112062 / Angielski / Twarda / 1994 / 228 str.

Marilyn Palmer;Neaverson Peter

Opis

Two hundred years of industry have transformed the British landscape. This volume enables the reader to reconstruct the landscape of past industry. The authors are industrial archaeologists of national standing whose concern is to use surviving material evidence and contemporary sources in order to study the former working conditions of men and women.

Recenzje

`... the book represents a useful addition to the genre and one which is well worth reading.' - Landscape History

Spis treści

Acknowledgements Preface 1. The Location of Industry in the Landscape 2. Providing the Necessities of Life 3. Fuel and Power for Industry 4. Metals in the Service of Man 5. Clothing the People 6. Building and Servicing the Community 7. Moving Around: Roads, Rivers, Canals and Railways 8. The Industrial Landscape: Past, Present and Future Bibliography

O autorze

Peter Neaverson, Marilyn Palmer