Andrew Ure (1778-1857) was a professor at the University of Glasgow
and an enthusiast for the Industrial Revolution's new systems of
manufacturing. As we know, a consequence of these new developments
was the redundancy of many workers, just as we are experiencing
today with 'downsizing' and 'reengineering'. This study details the
creation of the general education system as an answer to the need
for less self-willed and intractable workmen, which were unfit to
become "components of a mechanical system". In our times of
permanent technological revolution, this is an excellent insight
into the roots of industrial progress. Understanding rural workers'
shock and their need to readapt to a new urban, factorial reality,
and the white collar workers' dilemma of social security or
entrepreneurship is achieved by this fascinating and important
book.
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