British Industrialists: Steel and Hosiery 1850-1950

by Charlotte Erickson

Book Overview

Originally published in 1959, this book surveys the changes in the social origins and career patterns of the leaders of two British industries during the previous century. The biographies of about 1000 managing partners and executive directors from the hosiery industry are pieced together from a variety of sources. Changes in social origins and career patterns are analysed and comparisons made between the leaders of these two very different industries...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0521349486
• ISBN13: 9780521349482
• Release Date: July 2011
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 302 Pages
• Weight: 0.98 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.0" x 9.0"