Descript |
xiv, 237 pages, [2] pages of plates : illustrations (some color), maps, plans ; 25 cm. |
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Includes illustrations of objects in the care of National Museums Scotland. |
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. |
ISBN |
9780719080821 (hbk.) |
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0719080827 (hbk.) |
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