British Industrialists - Steel and Hosiery 1850-1950

Klappentext This 1959 book surveys the changes in the social origins and career patterns of the leaders of two British industries during the previous century. Inhaltsverzeichnis Foreword T. S. Ashton; Introduction; Part I. The Scope of the Inquiry: 1. Definitions of the industries; 2. Areas of the industries covered; 3. Sources and method; 4. Selection of men; 5. Dates covered by the study; 6. Proportion of samples covered by the study; Part II. Social Origins of the Steel Manufacturers: 1. Fathers' occupations; 2. Place of birth; 3. Education; 4. Marriages, peerages and wills; Part III. Careers of the Steel Manufacturers: 1. Early experience; 2. Experience in the industry; 3. Experience in the firm; 4. Experience in industry and in firm of professional men; 5. Age and length of service; Part IV. Social Origins of the Nottingham Hosiers: 1. The hosiery industry on the eve of the factory; 2. Fathers of factory hosiers; 3. Place of birth; Part V. Careers of the Hosiery Manufacturers: 1. Early experience; 2. Major experience in hosiery; 3. Age and term in office; Part VI. The Introduction of New Techniques in Steel-Making: 1. The Bessemer process; 2. The open-hearth process; 3. The men; Part VII. Hosiery Innovators: 1. The opponents of change; 2. The innovators; Part VIII. The Public Company; Appendixes; List of principal works cited; Indexes.

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• Authors: Charlotte Erickson, Erickson Charlotte
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 30.06.2011
• EAN: 9780521349482
• ISBN: 978-0-521-34948-2
• No. of pages: 302
• Subjects: Fiction > Narrative literature > Letters, diaries; Social sciences, law, business > Business > General, dictionaries; Economics, Business and Management, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Economic History, 19th century, c 1800 to c 1899, 20th century, c 1900 to c 1999, United Kingdom, Great Britain, Manufacturing industries, Construction and heavy industry