The precocious mechanization of a global industry: English cotton textile production from the Flying Shuttle (1733) to the self-acting mule (1825): a bibliographical survey and critique

Patrick O'Brien

Economic History Working Papers from London School of Economics and Political Science, Department of Economic History

Abstract: This survey and critique covers recent debates and part of a library of books and articles that have endeavoured to explain a seminal conjuncture in economic, industrial and technological history; namely the precocious mechanization of English cotton textile production

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Pages: 33 pages
Date: 2019-03-01
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