History of the Cotton Manufacture in Great Britain - With a Notice of Its Early History in East, in All Quarters of Globe

This 1835 work by Edward Baines remains significant for the detailed historical and economic information it contains.

List of contents

Preface; 1. Introduction; 2. Early history of the cotton manufacture; 3. The manufacture in Asia, Africa, and America; 4. The manufacture in Europe; 5. Summary of the early history; 6. The cotton manufacture of India; 7. The cotton manufacture in England; 8. The era of invention; 9. Inventions in spinning machines; 10. The spinning machinery; 11. The steam-engine, power-loom, etc.; 12. Bleaching and calico printing; 13. Cotton-wool; 14. Commercial history; 15. Extent and value of the manufacture; 16. Condition of the working classes; 17. Cotton manufacture in England; Appendix.

Product details

• Authors: Edward Baines, Baines Edward
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 02.04.2015
• EAN: 9781108080934
• ISBN: 978-1-108-08093-4
• No. of pages: 598
• Series: Cambridge Library Collection - Technology; Cambridge Library Collection -; Cambridge Library Collection - Technology
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History; Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Technology > General, dictionaries; Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; Social sciences, law, business > Business > General, dictionaries; BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Industries / General, HISTORY / Social History, TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING / Textiles & Polymers, TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING / History, United Kingdom, Great Britain, History of engineering and technology, History of engineering & technology, Industrialisation & Industrial History, Textile & fibre technology, Textiles and fibres, Industrialisation and industrial history, Textile Industries, Apparel, garment and textile industries