The making of an industrial society Whickham 1560-1765
A study of an industrial community in early modern England. Whickham, a village built on an underground mountain of coal in north-east England, was arguably Britain's first modern industrial society. The authors make use of contemporary sources to explore many aspects of life in Whickham
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Oxford
Clarendon
1991, 1991
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| Series: | Oxford studies in social history / Oxford studies in social history
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| Collection: | Oxford University Press - Collection details see MPG.ReNa |
| Summary: | A study of an industrial community in early modern England. Whickham, a village built on an underground mountain of coal in north-east England, was arguably Britain's first modern industrial society. The authors make use of contemporary sources to explore many aspects of life in Whickham |
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| Physical Description: | xviii, 456 p. ill., maps |
| ISBN: | 9780191674761 |