Industrial Britain. A survey
Details:
- Author(s) Wilmore, Albert, & L R Latham
- Publication type Monograph
- Year published 1939
- Pages 2nd ed; 366pp; illus
- Publisher Harrap Ltd
- Place Published London
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Library:
- Name British Library
- City London
- County Greater London
- Country England
- Postcode NW1 2DB
- Visit British Library's website
Notes:
First published 1930. Written 'by a layman' for 'the mature student and the general reader'. The writer was sometime head of a technical school. Has 30 chapters on 'basic industries' [mostly coa extraction, iron and steel, shipbuilding]; 'textile industries' [mostly wool and cotton] 'semi basic industries' [mostly chemicals, coal tar]; 'dependent & lesser industries [clothing, food manufacture, printing & publishing]. Very little on engineering. Largely describes the industries as they functioned at the time of publication