Results for: books tagged ‘Industry’
British Architects and Craftsmen: Sacheverell Sitwell
‘The genius of English architecture is the glory of England, second only to the printed word.’ Thus Sacheverell Sitwell (younger brother of Edith and Osbert Sitwell) concludes British Architects and ... More
The Railway in Town and Country, 1830-1914: Jack Simmons
Professor Jack Simmons was the most eminent railway historian of his time. His magnum opus was to have been a four volume study of the railways in England and Wales between ... More
The Railway in England and Wales, 1830-1914: Jack Simmons
Professor Jack Simmons was the most eminent railway historian of his time. His magnum opus was to have been a four volume study of the railways in England and Wales between ... More
War Factory: Mass Observation
Mass Observation was founded by Tom Harrisson, Charles Madge and Humphrey Jennings in 1937. Its purpose was to create 'an anthropology of ourselves' in other words, to study the everyday ... More
When the Lights Went Out: Andy Beckett
A searing and riveting look at the complex, misunderstood decade that changed Britain forever: the 1970s. More
Tolstoy's Diaries Volume 2: 1895-1910: selected, edited and translated by R. F. Christian
R. F. Christian's editions of Tolstoy's Diaries and Letters, both in two volumes, are definitive. Volume 1 of the Diaries covers the years 1847-1894, and Volume 2 the years 1895-1910. ... More
Tolstoy's Diaries Volume 1: 1847-1894: selected, edited and translated by R. F. Christian
R. F. Christian's editions of Tolstoy's Diaries and Letters, both in two volumes, are definitive. Volume 1 of the Diaries covers the years 1847-1894, and Volume 2 the years 1895-1910. ... More
Science in History: J. D. Bernal
Volume 2: The Scientific and Industrial Revolutions J. D. Bernal’s monumental work, Science in History, was the first full attempt to analyse the reciprocal relations of science and society throughout ... More
The East End: Alan Palmer
The East End as an idea is known to every Londoner, and to many others, though its boundaries are vague. Alan Palmer’s historical overview of the area (first published in ... More
The Audit of War: Correlli Barnett
Correlli Barnett described his Audit of War as an ‘operational study’ to ‘uncover the causes of Britain's protracted decline as an industrial country since the Second World War.’ First published ... More
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