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'No other group of workers in the history of the English working-class has received more sympathy and less scholarly attention than the handloom weavers of the Lancashire cotton industry during the Industrial Revolution.' Mr Bythell's is a detailed study of this important group. His aim is to examine the transition from the domestic system to the factory system in cotton weaving in the first half of the nineteenth century. He provides detailed information on the geographical distribution of handloom weaving, the size and structure of the labour force, the varying history of employment, wages and standard of life, the efforts made by the weavers to alleviate their distress through industrial and political action, and their final displacement and disappearance. The results of his research enable Mr Bythell to challenge several of the generally accepted views about the weavers.

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Book category Books in English Humanities History History: specific events & topics

• Full title: Handloom Weavers
• Author: Bythell
• Language: English
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 320
• EAN: 9780521071505
• ISBN: 052107150X
• ID: 02020505
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Weight: 41 g
• Dimensions: 135 × 213 × 19 mm
• Date of publishing: 14. August 2008

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