Anthony Hart

The Textile Industry in Early Eighteenth Century Lancashire

The region's industry before the age of the factory

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

The early 1700s were vital to the growth of the
textile trade in Lancashire, which became the
world''s leading industrial region by 1800. However,
apart from a few local case studies, historians have
often overlooked sources revealing the nature
of Lancashire''s industry at this time. While these
years were crucial to the subsequent development of
textile production, much work to date has focused on
a theoretical approach lacking in empirical data.
This book offers a fresh interpretation of
industrial activity in Lancashire two to three
generations before the arrival of the factory system
of textile production. It is based on a county-wide
study of Church of England parish registers for the
1720s. The emergence of a labour supply for the
industry is explored, and organisation of the trade
is evaluated using wills and inventories left by
hitherto unknown entrepreneurs. This analysis sheds
new light on this important phase of industrial
development. The empirical data revealed in this
study should prove invaluable to researchers and
students of Lancashire''s textile industry, as well
as those interested in this key era of regional
history.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: VDM Verlag Dr. Müller
• Seitenzahl: 156
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 220mm
• ISBN-13: 9783639157147
• ISBN-10: 3639157141
• Artikelnr.: 26534581

Autorenporträt

Anthony Hart, MA, MPhil: Educated at Rosmini College,
Auckland. Studied History with Linguistics at the University of
Central Lancashire, and Modern Social History at the University
of Lancaster. Research for this book was undertaken while
studying and teaching at the University of Central Lancashire.