Coal in Victorian Britain, Part I, Volume 1

by John Benson, Quentin Outram

Overview

Coal is a topic that has been, remains, and will continue to be of significant interest to those concerned with the causes, course and consequences of industrialization and de-industrialization. This six-volume, reset collection provides scholars with a wide variety of sources relating to the Victorian coal industry.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781138751910
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis
Publication date:	12/01/2011
Pages:	538
Product dimensions:	6.12(w) x 9.19(h) x (d)

About the Author

John Benson, Quentin Outram

Table of Contents

General Introduction, Introduction, A Survey, The Uses of Coal, The Nuisances of Coal, Knowledge: Exploration and Geology, Knowledge: Engineering, Knowledge: Physiology and Medicine, The Growth of Knowledge, The Engineering Institutes and the Education of Engineers and Miners, Editorial Notes