Most wonderful machine : mechanization and social change in Berkshire paper making 1801-1885 / Judit...
Most wonderful machine : mechanization and social change in Berkshire paper making 1801-1885 / Judit...
Most wonderful machine : mechanization and social change in Berkshire paper making 1801-1885 / Judith A. McGaw.
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Author / Creator
Publisher
Princeton, New Jersey : Princeton University Press, 1987.
Call Numbers
G 2020/5657
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Language
English
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Physical Description
Physical content
439 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.
Content type
text
still image
Media type
unmediated
Carrier type
volume
Publication information
Publisher
Princeton, New Jersey : Princeton University Press, 1987.
Place of Publication
New Jersey
Date Published
1987.
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Scope and Contents
Summary
This book examines experiences from the era of craft production through several generations of sustained technological change to answer two major questions: What accounts for the widespread and rapid adoption of machines in nineteenth-century America? And how did the new technology help to transform America socially and culturally? Rejecting techno...
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Full title
Most wonderful machine : mechanization and social change in Berkshire paper making 1801-1885 / Judith A. McGaw.
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Notes
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Includes bibliographic references (page 413-425) and index.
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Date Copyright
©1987.
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Call Numbers
G 2020/5657
Record Identifier
74VKadNr7gZl
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VKadNr7gZl
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ISBN
0691047405 hardback
9780691047409 hardback
DDC
303.483
MMS ID
991024321216502626
