|
Showing 1 - 25 of
57 matches in All Departments
First Published in 1966. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor &
Francis, an informa company.
First Published in 1966. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor &
Francis, an informa company.
The journalist and politician Edward Baines (1800-90) succeeded his
father as editor of the Leeds Mercury and as MP for Leeds. From a
dissenting family, he was a social reformer but passionately
believed that the state should not interfere in matters such as
working hours and education. In this 1835 work, he sees the cotton
industry as an exemplar of the unity of 'the manufactory, the
laboratory, and the study of the natural philosopher', in making
practical use of creative ideas and scientific discoveries. He
surveys cotton manufacture from its origins to its 'second birth'
in England, and focuses on the current state of machinery, trade
and working conditions in all aspects of the business, and its
outputs, including cloth, lace, stockings and cotton wool. This
comprehensive work was important for its detailed analysis of a
vital commercial activity, and remains so today for the historical
information it contains.
|
|