American Management and British Labor: A Comparative Study of the Cotton Spinning Industry

by Isaac Cohen

This book examines the early American cotton industry through British perspectives. The book covers the period from the 1780s to 1880, and concerns mainly Lancashire and New England, although there are many references to Scotland on the one hand, and to Pennsylvania and New York on the other. By concentrating on the spinning branch of the industry, which was far more affected by technological advances than the weaving branch during this period,...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0313267804
• ISBN13: 9780313267802
• Release Date: August 1990
• Publisher: Praeger
• Length: 256 Pages
• Weight: 1.22 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.1" x 9.2"