Industry in the Landscape, 1700-1900
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| Title: | Industry in the Landscape, 1700-1900 |
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| Description: | Two hundred years of industry have transformed the British landscape. This book 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 to study the former working conditions of men and women. Comprehensive in coverage, the book examines fuels, metals, clothing, food, building and transport. It makes clear the tangible elements which form the basis for recreation of past landscapes and demonstrates both their function and the context in which they should be considered. |
| Authors: | Peter Neaverson, Marilyn Palmer |
| Resource Type: | eBook. |
| Subjects: | Industrial archaeology--Great Britain, Work environment--History.--Great Britain |
| Categories: | HISTORY / Europe / Great Britain / General, HISTORY / Historical Geography, HISTORY / Social History |
| Database: | eBook Collection (EBSCOhost) |
| Abstract: | Two hundred years of industry have transformed the British landscape. This book 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 to study the former working conditions of men and women. Comprehensive in coverage, the book examines fuels, metals, clothing, food, building and transport. It makes clear the tangible elements which form the basis for recreation of past landscapes and demonstrates both their function and the context in which they should be considered. |
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| ISBN: | 9780415112062 9780415513456 9781134832194 9781134832200 9781134832170 9780203217849 |
