UID:
almafu_9961152692602883
Format:
1 online resource (249 p.)
Edition:
1st ed.
ISBN:
1-136-74808-3
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1-138-14051-1
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1-315-02507-8
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1-136-74801-6
Content:
This book examines the industrial monuments of twentieth- century Britain. Each chapter takes a specific theme and examines it in the context of the buildings and structure of the twentieth century. The authors are both leading experts in the field, having written widely on various aspects of the subject. In this new and comprehensive survey they respond to the growing interest in twentieth-century architecture and industrial archaeology. The book is well illustrated with superb and unique illustrations drawn from the archives of the Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England. It
Note:
Description based upon print version of record.
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ch. 1. Introduction -- ch. 2. A new material culture -- ch. 3. Industrial revolutions : energy -- ch. 4. The international transfer of technology : the case of the food industries -- ch. 5. Cars, ships and aircraft -- ch. 6. The age of science -- ch. 7. The century of total war -- ch. 8. The great rebuildings -- ch. 9. Changing horizons : the archaeology of transport -- ch. 10. Expanding services -- ch. 11. Reaching conclusions.
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English
Additional Edition:
ISBN 0-419-24680-0
Additional Edition:
ISBN 1-306-57612-1
Language:
English
Keywords:
Electronic books.
DOI:
10.4324/9781315025070
