Hanging by a Thread - The Scottish Cotton Industry, c.1850-1914
Title: Hanging by a Thread - The Scottish Cotton Industry, c.1850-1914
Author: Dr W. W. Knox with the Assistance of Mary Thompson
Publisher: Carnegie Publishing Ltd., Preston
Date: 1995ISBN: 1859360114
Hardback - 1st Edition with original dustcover. 204pp. Illustrated with b/w photography and Tables. Bibliography and Index.
Synopsis
The author points out that the main concern of this book is with the process of de-industrialisation, one of the earliest casualties of which was the cotton industry in Scotland, which after playing a pioneering role in industrial development had all but collapsed by 1914, with one notable exception, the sewing thread industry based in Paisley. While both weaving and spinning suffered a long period of decline, the thread industry grew and expanded to dominate the world.
The author lays out the argument that by examining the reasons why these two separate sectors experienced such different fates, is in large part rooted in the system of industrial relations. The author uses a range of primary sources including company documents and parliamentary papers.
The book is laid out in the following chapters:
1. The Economic Development of the Scottish Cotton Industry, c.1850-1914.
2. Technological Change and the Labour Process.
3. Wages and Working Conditions.
4. Employers, Strategy and Organisation.
5. Worker Organisation and Industrial Conflict.
With Bibliography and Index.
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