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Author Marsh, Allison, author

Title The factory : a social history of work and technology / Allison Marsh
Published Santa Barbara, California : Greenwood, [2019]

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Description 1 online resource (xxx, 165 pages) : illustrations
Series History of human spaces
History of human spaces.
Contents Architecture of a factory -- Machine shops and other early industrial spaces -- The textile mill -- The industrial kitchen -- The automotive assembly line -- The clean room
Summary This book traces the history of the factory from the first small cottage workshop through the Industrial Revolution to the large, clean room it is today. It also examines the people behind the machines and how their roles have been defined by the design of factory buildings
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index
Notes Description based on online resource, title from digital title page (viewed on July 2, 2020)
Subject Factories -- History
Factory system -- History
Industries -- History.
industrial history.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Industries / General
Factories
Factory system
Industries
Genre/Form History
Form Electronic book
LC no. 2018044058
ISBN 1440853339
9781440853333