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New perspectives on Welsh industrial history / edited by Louise Miskell.
- Format:
- Book
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Industries--Wales--History.
- Industries.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (286 pages)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Cardiff : University of Wales Press, [2020]
- Summary:
- New Perspectives on Welsh Industrial History is a collection of eight essays examining different aspects of industrial development in Wales. It includes essays on the Welsh copper, coal and steel industries, and on the growth of the manufacturing sector after the Second World War.
- Contents:
- Cover
- Title Page
- Copyright Page
- Contents
- Acknowledgements
- List of Abbreviations
- List of Tables and Figures
- Notes on Contributors
- Introduction Industrial Wales: Historical Traditions and Approaches
- 1. Welsh Copper: What, When and Where?
- 2. Enumerating the Welsh-French Coal Trade, c.1833?1913: Opening Pandora's Box
- 3. Hidden Labours: The Domestic Service Industry in South Wales, 1871-1921
- 4. From Paternalism to Industrial Partnership: The Evolution of Industrial Welfare Capitalism in South Wales, c.1840-1939
- 5. The Affluent Striker: Industrial Disputes in the Port Talbot Steelworks, 1945-1979
- 6. From Margam to Mauritania: The Steel Company of Wales and the Globalisation of Iron Ore Supplies, 1952-1960
- 7. The Age of Factories: The Rise and Fall of Manufacturing in South Wales, 1945-1985
- 8. The Welsh Development Agency: Activities and Impact, 1976-2006
- Bibliography
- Index
- Back Cover.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Description based on print version record.
- Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.
- ISBN:
- 1-78683-501-0
- OCLC:
- 1131819030
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