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The making of an industrial society : Whickham, 1560-1765
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Levine, David, 1946- author.
- Series:
- Oxford studies in social history.
- Oxford studies in social history The making of an industrial society
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Industries--History--Whickham--England.
- Industries.
- Whickham (England)--Economic conditions.
- Whickham (England).
- Whickham (England)--Social conditions.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (xviii, 456 p.) : ill., maps.
- Other Title:
- making of an industrial society
- Oxford studies in social history
- Place of Publication:
- Oxford : Clarendon, 1991.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- A study of an industrial community in early modern England. Whickham, a village built on an underground mountain of coal in north-east England, was arguably Britain's first modern industrial society. The authors make use of contemporary sources to explore many aspects of life in Whickham.
- Notes:
- Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph
- Description based on print version record.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
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