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Historic New Lanark: The Dale and Owen Industrial Community since 1785
Ian Donnachie
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Description for Historic New Lanark: The Dale and Owen Industrial Community since 1785
Paperback. New Lanark, the former cotton spinning village, is internationally renowned for pioneering technology and social change in the Industrial Revolution. This book traces the community's history from its conception as a centre of mass production in 1785 to its present day standing as a World Heritage Site. Series: Edinburgh Classic Editions. Num Pages: 264 pages, 90 black and white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKSC; 3JF; 3JH; 3JJ; 3JM; HBTK; WQH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 138. .
New Lanark, the former cotton spinning village, is internationally renowned for pioneering technology and social change in the Industrial Revolution. This book traces the community's history from its conception as a centre of mass production in 1785 to its present day standing as a World Heritage Site. Beginning with New Lanark's early development under its creator, the banker and textile entrepreneur David Dale (1739-1806), it looks at the social conditions of the mainly migrant workforce recruited to the village, and especially at the use of child labour from the cities. Detailing Robert Owen's social and educational experiments at New Lanark ... Read more
New Lanark, the former cotton spinning village, is internationally renowned for pioneering technology and social change in the Industrial Revolution. This book traces the community's history from its conception as a centre of mass production in 1785 to its present day standing as a World Heritage Site. Beginning with New Lanark's early development under its creator, the banker and textile entrepreneur David Dale (1739-1806), it looks at the social conditions of the mainly migrant workforce recruited to the village, and especially at the use of child labour from the cities. Detailing Robert Owen's social and educational experiments at New Lanark ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Series
Edinburgh Classic Editions
Condition
New
Number of Pages
288
Place of Publication
Edinburgh, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781474407816
SKU
V9781474407816
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About Ian Donnachie
Ian Donnachie is Emeritus Professor of History at The Open University. George Hewitt formerly lectured in Glasgow and also taught for the OU and the University of Dundee.
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