Glasgow
Glasgow

Author: Thomas Martin Devine

Publisher: Manchester University Press

Published: 1995

Total Pages: 456

ISBN-13: 9780719036910

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Industrial Archaeology
Industrial Archaeology

Author: Kenneth Hudson

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2014-10-30

Total Pages: 218

ISBN-13: 1317598172

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Industrial archaeology is the study of early industrial buildings and machinery, particularly of the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries. When this book was originally published in 1963, this was becoming a topic of lively interest and controversy among archaeologists, historians, architects and engineers. This book discusses the aims and methods of the science, giving examples of the contribution which different kinds of specialists can make. This shows a fascinating slice of the history of the discipline of archaeology as well as offering insights into industrial archaeology when the term was first being used. As the first text on the subject, this book also lead to the start of the industrial archaeology movement in the USA.

Twentieth Century Industrial Archaeology
Twentieth Century Industrial Archaeology

Author: Michael Stratton

Publisher: Taylor & Francis

Published: 2014-04-04

Total Pages: 249

ISBN-13: 1136748016

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This book examines the industrial monuments of twentieth- century Britain. Each chapter takes a specific theme and examines it in the context of the buildings and structure of the twentieth century. The authors are both leading experts in the field, having written widely on various aspects of the subject. In this new and comprehensive survey they respond to the growing interest in twentieth-century architecture and industrial archaeology. The book is well illustrated with superb and unique illustrations drawn from the archives of the Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England. It will mark and celebrate the end of the century with a tribute to its remarkable built industrial heritage.

The Historical Geography of Scotland Since 1707
The Historical Geography of Scotland Since 1707

Author: David Turnock

Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Published: 2005-08-04

Total Pages: 372

ISBN-13: 9780521892292

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This is the first book to take a comprehensive view of the historical geography of Scotland since the Union. The period is divided into sections separated by the Napoleonic Wars and the First World War, and each section offers a general view followed by detailed studies giving a balanced coverage of regional and urban-rural criteria, and the economic infrastructure. The book contains a number of original researches and Dr Turnock attempts to set the Scottish experience in a framework of general ideas on modernisation.

Industrial Archaeology
Industrial Archaeology

Author: Marilyn Palmer

Publisher: Psychology Press

Published: 1998

Total Pages: 200

ISBN-13: 9780415166263

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Industrial Archaeology sets out a coherent methodology for the discipline which expands on and extends beyond the purely functional analysis of industrial landscapes, structures and artefacts to their cultural meaning.