Historic New Lanark: The Dale and Owen Industrial Community since 1785 (2nd ed)

Donnachie, Ian and Hewitt, George (2015). Historic New Lanark: The Dale and Owen Industrial Community since 1785 (2nd ed). Edinburgh Classic Editions. Edinburgh: Edinburgh University Press.

URL: http://www.euppublishing.com/book/9781474407816

Abstract

New 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.

Contains a detailed account of restoration as a living community, major tourist attraction and inception as a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

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• Item ORO ID
• 44586
• Item Type
• Book
• ISBN
• 1-4744-0781-1, 978-1-4744-0781-6
• Keywords
• social history; industrialization; social reform; heritage
• Academic Unit or School
• Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences (FASS) > Arts and Humanities > History
  Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences (FASS) > Arts and Humanities
  Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences (FASS)
• Copyright Holders
• © 2015 The Authors
• Depositing User
• Ian Donnachie