The Triumph of Textiles: Industrial Dundee, C. 1700-1918 - Hardcover
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The Triumph of Textiles: Industrial Dundee, C. 1700-1918
A fresh account of the remarkable rise of Dundee as a global industrial city - and the origins of its later demise. The background to jute, the product most closely associated with Dundee, is investigated in unprecedented depth. The role of flax and linen as foundations for the jute industry is emphasised.
The book challenges many perceptions of Dundee. Linen was as important to Dundee before...
Christopher Whatley is Professor of Scottish History at the University of Dundee where until recently he was also a Vice Principal and Head of the College of Arts and Social Sciences. He is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh and a Fellow of the Royal Historical Society.
Jim Tomlinson is Professor in Economic & Social History at the University of Glasgow, and author of Managing the...
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