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Zusatztext 'It is possible to dip into individual topics! as well as read complete chapters more systematically. Overall the book gives an excellent insight into a neglected but worthwhile topic.' EH.NET 'All in all! the volume is exceptionally well edited! and makes a substantial contribution to the industrial history of southeast England.' The Northern Mariner Informationen zum Autor Dr Philip MacDougall is a leading naval dockyard historian. He frequently contributes to a range of journals on the subject and is the author of a number of books looking at both specific dockyards and the role of the yards in more general terms. His research is chronologically and geographically wide-ranging! with a great deal of his current work directed towards the naval shore-based facilities of both the Byzantine and Ottoman Empires together with those of other Mediterranean seapowers. Dr MacDougall isa founder and originating member of the Naval Dockyards Society. Klappentext By the end of the Napoleonic Wars! the seven home dockyards of the British Royal Navy employed a workforce of nearly 16!000 men and some women. Concentrating on the yard at Chatham! this book examines how the day-to-day running of a major centre of industrial production changed during the period of transition (1815-1865). Zusammenfassung By the end of the Napoleonic Wars, the seven home dockyards of the British Royal Navy employed a workforce of nearly 16,000 men and some women. Concentrating on the yard at Chatham, this book examines how the day-to-day running of a major centre of industrial production changed during the period of transition (1815-1865). Inhaltsverzeichnis Contents: Preface; Introduction; Towards Achilles: shipbuilding and repair; Improving the facilities; Manufacturing and the move to steam power; Storage! security and materials; Economics! custom and the workforce; Local management; Central management; Appendices; Documents and sources; Index. ...
