The Triumph of Textiles: Industrial Dundee, C. 1700-1918
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A fresh account of the remarkable rise of Dundee as a global industrial city - and the origins of its later demise. The background to jute, the product most closely associated with Dundee, is investigated in unprecedented depth. The role of flax and linen as foundations for the jute industry is emphasised.
The book challenges many perceptions of Dundee. Linen was as important to Dundee before c.1850 as jute was afterwards; the significance...
Format:Hardcover
Language:English
ISBN:1399537814
ISBN13:9781399537810
Release Date:November 2024
Publisher:Edinburgh University Press
Length:304 Pages
Weight:1.33 lbs.
Dimensions:0.7" x 6.1" x 9.2"
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