Examines the working environments of the heartlands of the British and American cotton textile industries from the nineteenth to the late twentieth centuries. Janet Greenlees contends that the air quality within these pioneering workplaces was a key contributor to the health of the wider communities of which they were a part.
Examines the working environments of the heartlands of the British and American cotton textile industries from the nineteenth to the late twentieth centuries. Janet Greenlees contends that the air quality within these pioneering workplaces was a key contributor to the health of the wider communities of which they were a part.
JANET GREENLEES is an associate professor of history at Glasgow Caledonian University in Scotland. She is the author or editor of several books, including Female Labour Power: Women Workers' Influence on Business Practices in the British and American Cotton Industries, 1780-1860.
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Contents List of Illustrations List of Tables List of Abbreviations 1 Introduction - When does the air in the workplace become important? 2 Textile town and mill environments 3 Tuberculosis in the factory 4 "I used to feel ill with it:" Heat, humidity and fatigue 5 Dust: A New Socio-Environmental Relationship 6 "The noise were horrendous:" The ignored industrial hazard 7 Conclusion: When does the air become important? Acknowledgements Notes Bibliography Index
Contents List of Illustrations List of Tables List of Abbreviations 1 Introduction - When does the air in the workplace become important? 2 Textile town and mill environments 3 Tuberculosis in the factory 4 "I used to feel ill with it:" Heat, humidity and fatigue 5 Dust: A New Socio-Environmental Relationship 6 "The noise were horrendous:" The ignored industrial hazard 7 Conclusion: When does the air become important? Acknowledgements Notes Bibliography Index
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