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Historic New Lanark : The Dale and Owen Industrial Community since 1785 / Ian Donnachie, George Hewitt.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextSeries: Edinburgh Classic Editions : ECEPublisher: Edinburgh : Edinburgh University Press, [2022]Copyright date: ©2015Description: 1 online resource (288 p.) : 90 B/W illustrationsContent type:
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  • 9781474407816
  • 9781474407823
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 941.457 23
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  • online - DeGruyter
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Contents:
Frontmatter -- CONTENTS -- Acknowledgements -- Foreword -- Preface to 2015 Edition -- Chapter One The Revolution in Scottish Textiles -- Chapter Two David Dale and the Building of New Lanark -- Chapter Three New Lanark at Work, 1785–1800 -- Chapter Four A New Broom: New Lanark Under Robert Owen, 1800–1813 -- Chapter Five Forming a New Society: New Lanark, 1814–1824 -- Chapter Six A Candle in the Darkness: New Lanark and the Propaganda of the New System -- Chapter Seven Afterglow: New Lanark Under the Walkers, 1825–1881 -- Chapter Eight The Era of the Birkmyres and ‘The Gourock’, 1881–1968 -- Chapter Nine Restoring New Lanark: The Making of a World Heritage Village -- Chapter Ten Towards World Heritage and Beyond -- Appendix -- References -- Bibliography -- Index
Summary: A major contribution to the social history of modern ScotlandNew Lanark, the former cotton spinning village, is known as the pioneer of technological and social change in the Industrial Revolution. This new edition traces the community's history from its conception as a centre of mass production in 1785 to its present day standing as a World Heritage Site and beyond.Key FeaturesNew chapter explores World Heritage statusRevised chapter on restoring New LanarkEssential reading for Scottish social historyClassic work on the subject
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Frontmatter -- CONTENTS -- Acknowledgements -- Foreword -- Preface to 2015 Edition -- Chapter One The Revolution in Scottish Textiles -- Chapter Two David Dale and the Building of New Lanark -- Chapter Three New Lanark at Work, 1785–1800 -- Chapter Four A New Broom: New Lanark Under Robert Owen, 1800–1813 -- Chapter Five Forming a New Society: New Lanark, 1814–1824 -- Chapter Six A Candle in the Darkness: New Lanark and the Propaganda of the New System -- Chapter Seven Afterglow: New Lanark Under the Walkers, 1825–1881 -- Chapter Eight The Era of the Birkmyres and ‘The Gourock’, 1881–1968 -- Chapter Nine Restoring New Lanark: The Making of a World Heritage Village -- Chapter Ten Towards World Heritage and Beyond -- Appendix -- References -- Bibliography -- Index

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A major contribution to the social history of modern ScotlandNew Lanark, the former cotton spinning village, is known as the pioneer of technological and social change in the Industrial Revolution. This new edition traces the community's history from its conception as a centre of mass production in 1785 to its present day standing as a World Heritage Site and beyond.Key FeaturesNew chapter explores World Heritage statusRevised chapter on restoring New LanarkEssential reading for Scottish social historyClassic work on the subject

Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.

In English.

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