Jute no more : transforming Dundee / edited by Jim Tomlinson and Christopher A. Whatley.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Tomlinson, Jim, editor.

Whatley, Christopher A., editor.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Urban renewal--Scotland--Dundee.

Urban renewal.

Industries--Scotland--Dundee.

Industries.

Dundee (Scotland)--History--20th century.

Dundee (Scotland).

Dundee (Scotland)--Economic conditions--20th century.

Dundee (Scotland)--Social conditions--20th century.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xxvi, 326 pages, 44 unnumbered pages of plates) : illustrations (black and white, and colour), maps (black and white), digital, PDF file(s)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Dundee : Dundee University Press, 2011.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

As the Victorian era drew to a close, Dundee was the world's jute manufacturing capital - 'Juteopolis'. But behind that success was a harsh working environment and low wages, especially for the predominantly female workforce. There was appalling social distress, resulting in part from abysmal living conditions. As the 20th century dawned, a new Dundee was in the making. Biosciences and computer games are what many people now associate with Dundee - although journalism is still flourishing. In what has become a university city, students abound where mill workers formerly promenaded. This book traces the process of industrial decline and its social and political reverberations. But it is also a remarkable story of urban transformation, and how this impacted on jobs, the physical environment, social life, culture and politics.

Contents:

pt. 1. Key themes

pt. 2. Key episodes.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

1-4744-7327-X

1-4744-0603-3

1-84586-217-1

OCLC:

922971653