Book: The Factory Question And Industrial England, 1830-1860 This engaging study addresses the continuing controversy over industrialization, examining different perceptions of factories and factory work. Using varied sources such as sermons, medical treatises, fictional and visual representations, Robert Gray investigates the role of language in shaping the debate on factory reform, and relates conflicts over factory legislation to specific towns. The combination of regional, cultural and textual analysis makes this book an original contribution to the study of industrial Britain in the nineteenth century.
Details of Book: The Factory Question And Industrial England, 1830-1860 Book: The Factory Question And Industrial England, 1830-1860
Author: Robert Gray
ISBN: 0521892929
ISBN-13: 9780521892926
, 978-0521892926
Binding: Paperback
Publishing Date: 04042002
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Number of Pages: 268
Language: English