Figured Tapestry - Production, Markets and Power in Philadelphia Textiles, 1855-1941 (Paperback, Revised)

Focusing on the Philadelphia textile trades from the era of the Knights of Labor through World War II, this book is a study of industrial maturity and decline. The author assesses the significance and limits of industrial versatility, owner-operated businesses, craft labor and its organizations, and the agglomeration of specialized mills in urban districts. An interdisciplinary blend of business, labor, urban, and economic history, industrial geography, and the history of technology, the book illuminates the hidden world of batch production, the "other side" of American industrialization, and highlights both the benefits and the hazards of flexibility.

General

Imprint:	Cambridge UniversityPress
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Release date:	August 2002
First published:	1989
Authors:	Philip Scranton
Dimensions:	230 x 153 x 36mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback - Trade
Pages:	536
Edition:	Revised
ISBN-13:	978-0-521-52136-9
Categories:	Books > Humanities > History > History of specific subjects > Economic history Books > History > History of specific subjects > Economic history
LSN:	0-521-52136-X
Barcode:	9780521521369

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