'No other group of workers in the history of the English working-class has received more sympathy and less scholarly attention than the handloom weavers of the Lancashire cotton industry during the Industrial Revolution.' Mr Bythell's is a detailed study of this important group. His a...

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1. Verfasser:	Bythell, Duncan (VerfasserIn)
Format:	Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:	English
Veröffentlicht:	Cambridge Cambridge University Press 2011
Schlagworte:	Weavers / Great Britain Industrial revolution / Great Britain Großbritannien
Online-Zugang:	BSB01 UBG01 Volltext
Zusammenfassung:	'No other group of workers in the history of the English working-class has received more sympathy and less scholarly attention than the handloom weavers of the Lancashire cotton industry during the Industrial Revolution.' Mr Bythell's is a detailed study of this important group. His aim is to examine the transition from the domestic system to the factory system in cotton weaving in the first half of the nineteenth century. He provides detailed information on the geographical distribution of handloom weaving, the size and structure of the labour force, the varying history of employment, wages and standard of life, the efforts made by the weavers to alleviate their distress through industrial and political action, and their final displacement and disappearance. The results of his research enable Mr Bythell to challenge several of the generally accepted views about the weavers
Beschreibung:	Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 24 Feb 2016). - Originally published in 1969.
Beschreibung:	1 Online-Ressource (xiv, 302 Seiten)
ISBN:	9780511895999
DOI:	10.1017/CBO9780511895999