Figured Tapestry: Production, Markets and Power in Philadelphia Textiles, 1855 1941
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Focusing on the Philadelphia textile trades from the era of the Knights of Labor through World War II, this book is a study of industrial maturity and decline. The author assesses the significance and limits of industrial versatility, owner-operated businesses, craft labor and its organizations, and the agglomeration of specialized mills in urban districts. An interdisciplinary blend of business, labor, urban, and economic history, industrial geography, and the history of technology, the book illuminates the hidden world of batch production, the other side of American industrialization, and highlights both the benefits and the hazards of flexibility.
Format:Paperback
Language:English
ISBN:052152136X
ISBN13:9780521521369
Release Date:August 2002
Publisher:Cambridge University Press
Length:536 Pages
Weight:1.72 lbs.
Dimensions:1.3" x 6.0" x 9.0"
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