Unlike most studies of industrial archaeology this volume considers the industrial monuments of the twentieth century. This period, known as the Second Industrial Revolution, is thoroughly investigated, and a method of research is provided to address the problems of the topic: complex and continually changing technology, and the more utilitarian form of factory architecture.
Pages
121
Format
Hardcover
Release
October 01, 1983
ISBN 13
9780838632000
The Archaeology of the Consumer Society: The Second Industrial Revolution in Britain
Unlike most studies of industrial archaeology this volume considers the industrial monuments of the twentieth century. This period, known as the Second Industrial Revolution, is thoroughly investigated, and a method of research is provided to address the problems of the topic: complex and continually changing technology, and the more utilitarian form of factory architecture.