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The Cotton Industry
Publishing Details
Full Title:
The Cotton Industry
Contributors:
By (Author) Chris Aspin
Series:
Publisher:
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Imprint:
Shire Publications
Publication Date:
1st November 2003
Country:
United Kingdom
Classifications
Readership:
General
Genre:
Fiction/Non-fiction:
Non Fiction
Main Subject:
Other Subjects:
History of engineering and technology
Dewey:
338.47677210941
Physical Properties
Number of Pages:
32
Dimensions:
Width 149mm, Height 210mm
Weight:
96g
Description
This book tells the story of the cotton industry from its spectacular growth during the eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries to its devastating decline in the twentieth century.
Author Bio
Chris Aspin is a historian with a particular interest in textiles. Among his published works are a biography of James Hargreaves, inventor of the spinning jenny, and 'Lancashire, The first Industrial Society, a study of the social aspects of the industrial revolution.
