Isbn: 9781332789757 - the Industrial Classes, and Industrial Statistics (3 results)

PAP. Condition: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

PAP. Condition: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

Paperback. Condition: New. Print on Demand. This book offers a comprehensive overview of the textile industry and the workers that keep it going. Beginning with historical context, the author follows the textile crafts from their rural beginnings as cottage industries to the rise of the factory system in the late 18th century. Within this historical narrative, the author explores the changing demographics of textile production, the shift in the nature of the work itself, and the accompanying social changes that workers experienced. The book is rich in its examination of factory labor, showing how the experience of industrial work changed the lives of workers and their families. By examining the lives of workers in this book, readers learn how textile manufacturing shaped so many aspects of our shared past and present. This book is a reproduction of an important historical work, digitally reconstructed using state-of-the-art technology to preserve the original format. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in the book. print-on-demand item.…