Industrial History
"Burroughs Wellcome & Co."Knowledge, Trust, Profit, and the Transformation of the British Pharmaceutical Industry, 1880-1940
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Knowledge, trust, profit and the transformation of the British pharmaceutical industry, 1880 - 1940. With 230 photographs, charts and tables. Paperback, 592 pages. Size: 243 x 169 mm. Weight: 1426g.
Author: Church, Roy Tansey, E.M.
ISBN: 1905472072
Publisher: Crucible Books
Date: 2007 (United Kingdom)
Readership: General (Us: Trade) Industrial History
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"Vauxhall"A History
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'Vauxhall: A History' tells the story of the cars, the people that built them and also of Bedford, the truck and van division of Vauxhall. With 200ill. Paperback, 240 pages. Size: 248 x 173 mm. Weight: 600g.
Author: Cook, Robert
ISBN: 0752434160
Publisher: The History Press Ltd
Date: 2005 (United Kingdom)
Readership: General (Us: Trade) Industrial History
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"A Brief History of the Age of Steam"
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Reveals not just the lives of the great inventors such as Watts, Stephenson and Brunel but also tells a narrative that reaches from the US to the expansion of China, India and South America and shows how the steam engine changed the world. Paperback, 288 pages. Size: 198 x 129 mm. Weight: 313g.
Author: Crump, Thomas
ISBN: 1845295536
Publisher: Constable and Robinson
Date: 2007 (United Kingdom)
Readership: General (Us: Trade) Industrial History
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"Iron Harvests of the Field"The Making of Farm Machinery in Britain Since 1800
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From broad-cast seed and the sound of the threshing flail, right through to the modern world of giant tractors and combine harvesters this book for the first time tells the compelling story of the industry and the magnificent machines that changed the way farming and food production worked around the world. Paperback, 368 pages. Size: 243 x 169 mm. Weight: 899g.
Author: Dewey, Peter
ISBN: 1859361609
Publisher: Carnegie Publishing Ltd
Date: 2008 (United Kingdom)
Readership: General (Us: Trade) Industrial History
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"The Salt Industry"
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"Shire Album" series; Salt can be obtained by evaporation from sea water or inland from brine springs, and following the discovery of rock salt deposits it has also been mined. This book explains the various processes by which salt is obtained and traces the history of the industry in Britain. With colour and b&w illustrations. Paperback, 56 pages. Size: 210 x 150 mm. Weight: 505g.
Author: Fielding, Andrew Philip Fielding, Annelise Mary
ISBN: 0747806489
Publisher: Shire Publications Ltd
Date: 2006 (United Kingdom)
Readership: General (Us: Trade) Industrial History
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"Changing How the World Does Business"Fedex's Incredible Journey to Success - the Inside Story
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Reveals how FedEx was conceived, launched, and kept afloat despite incredible obstacles. Hardback, 250 pages. Size: 241 x 165 mm. Weight: 788g.
Author: Frock, Roger
ISBN: 1576754138
Publisher: Berrett-Koehler
Date: 2006 (United States)
Readership: Professional & Vocational Industrial History
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"Eley Cartridges"A History of the Silversmiths and Ammunition Manufacturers
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History of the Silversmiths and Ammunition Manufacturers. Official history of the company based on original records. With colour photographs throughout. Hardback, 192 pages. Size: 270 x 210 mm. Weight: 788g.
Author: Harding, Bill
ISBN: 1904057918
Publisher: Quiller Publishing Ltd
Date: 2006 (United Kingdom)
Readership: General (Us: Trade) Industrial History
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"Ironmaking"History and Archaeology of the British Iron Industry
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"Revealing History (Paperback)" series; From the heady days at Coalbrookdale on the banks of the Severn to the decline of a once-mighty industry, Richard Hayman tells the story of iron and its effects on Britain and the world. With illustrations, map, ports.. Paperback, 176 pages. Size: 248 x 172 mm. Weight: 442g.
Author: Hayman, Richard
ISBN: 0752433741
Publisher: The History Press Ltd
Date: 2005 (United Kingdom)
Readership: General (Us: Trade) Industrial History
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"The Path Not Taken"French Industrialization in the Age of Revolution, 1750-1830
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"Transformations: Studies in the History of Science and Technology" series; Argues that - contrary to standard, Anglocentric accounts - French industrialization was not a failed imitation of the laissez-faire British model but the product of a distinctive industrial policy that led, over the long term, to prosperity comparable to Britain's. With 3 illustrations. Paperback, 400 pages. Size: 229 x 152 mm. Weight: 355g.
Author: Horn, Jeff
ISBN: 026258283X
Publisher: Mit Press Ltd
Date: 2008 (United States)
Readership: Professional & Vocational Industrial History
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"Family Capitalism"Wendels, Haniels, Falcks, and the Continental European Model
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Tells how 'iron masters' of a classical industrial cast were succeeded by new generations who wanted to shift to information-age systems technologies, and how families and firms wrestled with social and economic changes. This work shows how the trajectories of the firms were influenced by political, military, economic, and social events. With 23 halftones, 19 line illustrations, 3 maps, 3 tables. Hardback, 360 pages. Size: 242 x 181 mm. Weight: 791g.
Author: James, Harold
ISBN: 0674021819
Publisher: Harvard University Press
Date: 2006 (United States)
Readership: Professional & Vocational Industrial History
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"Making Silicon Valley"Innovation and the Growth of High Tech, 1930-1970
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"Inside Technology" series; Contains a history of the practices in the San Francisco-area electronics industry that paved the way for the rise of the computer industry in Silicon Valley. This book shows that the growth of the personal computer industry in Silicon Valley was the culmination of decades of growth and innovation in the San Francisco-area electronics industry. With 32 illustrations. Paperback, 408 pages. Size: 228 x 154 mm. Weight: 535g.
Author: Lecuyer, Christophe
ISBN: 0262622114
Publisher: Mit Press Ltd
Date: 2007 (United States)
Readership: Professional & Vocational Industrial History
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"Preston Cotton Martyrs"The Millworkers Who Shocked a Nation
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Preston was no ordinary town during the nineteenth century. While king cotton reigned supreme throughout Lancashire, the underlying ills associated with this industry were very often highlighted particularly starkly there. This book presents an indictment of the industrial system that caused such suffering to Preston's cotton 'martyrs'. With 45 illustrations. Paperback, 112 pages. Size: 234 x 156 mm. Weight: 255g.
Author: Leigh, Jim S.
ISBN: 1874181454
Publisher: Carnegie Publishing Ltd
Date: 2008 (United Kingdom)
Readership: General (Us: Trade) Industrial History
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"Coade Stone"
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"Shire Album" series; The Coade stone factory in London was active between 1769 and 1840. Coade stone was fired clay made using a special formula, but it was marketed as 'artificial stone'. This book charts the history of Coade stone, the techniques of production, the sculptors who provided designs, and the architects who used it. With colour and b/w ills. Paperback, 48 pages. Size: 250 x 150 mm. Weight: 115g.
Author: Lemmen, Hans Van
ISBN: 0747806446
Publisher: Shire Publications Ltd
Date: 2006 (United Kingdom)
Readership: General (Us: Trade) Industrial History
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"Bill and Dave"How Hewlett and Packard Built the World's Greatest Company
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How Hewlett and Packard built the world's greatest company. With illustrations. Paperback, 448 pages. Size: 216 x 140 mm. Weight: 428g.
Author: Malone, Michael S.
ISBN: 1591841879
Publisher: Portfolio
Date: 2008 (United States)
Readership: General (Us: Trade) Industrial History
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"England at Work"
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"Way We Were" series; Includes images of men breaking stones by hand; women working in cotton mills; and children packing tea. This book depicts industries which have all but disappeared from these shores - mining, shipbuilding and fishing. It shows rural life before the impact of mechanisation, when ploughs were pulled by horses and the harvest was gathered by hand. With illustrations. Paperback, 116 pages. Size: 197 x 204 mm. Weight: 505g.
Author: Mills, Mary
ISBN: 1850749876
Publisher: English Heritage
Date: 2007 (United Kingdom)
Readership: General (Us: Trade) Industrial History
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