What was Cotton? Fibers, Markets and Technology in the British Industrial Revolution

dc.contributor.author	Styles, John
dc.date.accessioned	2019-11-19T01:54:40Z
dc.date.available	2019-11-19T01:54:40Z
dc.date.issued	2017-10-27
dc.identifier.citation	Styles , J 2017 , ' What was Cotton? Fibers, Markets and Technology in the British Industrial Revolution ' , Paper presented at Penn Economic History Forum , 27/10/17 pp. 1-51 .
dc.identifier.citation	seminar
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/2299/21913
dc.description.abstract	The paper is divided into four sections. The first reviews recent interpretations of the British Industrial Revolution in textiles. The second evaluates the evidence for economic inducements to innovation. The third examines demand for the various ‘cottons’, a key issue ignored in the leading interpretations. In conclusion, the fourth section considers the implications of demand for our understanding of technical innovation in spinning.	en
dc.format.extent	51
dc.format.extent	12792501
dc.language.iso	eng
dc.relation.ispartof
dc.subject	material culture
dc.subject	economic history
dc.subject	history of technology
dc.title	What was Cotton? Fibers, Markets and Technology in the British Industrial Revolution	en
dc.contributor.institution	School of Humanities
dc.contributor.institution	History
dc.contributor.institution	Digital History Research Centre
dc.description.status	Non peer reviewed
rioxxterms.type	Other
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