Author Description

Through International And Multi-period Chapters, This Volume Explores The Origins And Development Of Industrialisation From Its Emergence In 18th Century Europe To Its Contemporary Ubiquity. It Interrogates The Widespread Exploitation Of Natural Resources That Forged Industrialisation And Its Environmental And Social Legacy In Our Globalised World. Introduction: The Past Made Public / Paul A. Shackel -- The Archaeology Of The British Coal Industry / Marilyn Palmer, Michael Nevell -- Gold Rush Archaeology: Gold And Silver Mining Around The Pacific Rim / Susan Lawrence -- Non-ferrous Metal Mining And Processing In Industrial Britain / Marilyn Palmer -- Timber / Peter Davies -- Maritime Industry: Whaling / Martin Gibbs -- Ceramic Production / Eleanor Conlin Casella -- 'a Fruit Of The Art Of Fire': The Glass Industry In Britain / Ian Miller -- Food Processing / Amber Patrick, Hanna Steyne -- Food Storage / Eleanor Conlin Casella, Samantha Bolton -- Ceramics And Pottery: The Enduring Appeal Of The Willow Pattern Print / Nigel Jeffries -- Conclusion: Industrial Archaeology: Past, Present, And Future / Marilyn Palmer -- Enclosure: A Living Historical Process / Chris Dalglish -- Australian Colonial Land Settlement / Alistair Paterson, Sean Winter -- Roads And Bridges / Geoff Timmins -- Railways / David Gwyn -- Ports And Shipping / Richard Newman, Hanna Steyne -- Warehouses C.1770 To 1914 / Michael Nevell -- Water Power / Colin Rynne -- The Gas Industry / Ian West -- The Social Life Of Coal Mining / Karin Larkin -- Industrial Workers' Housing In Britain / Michael Nevell -- Churches And Chapels / Angela Connelly -- The Industrial Archaeology Of The Burial Landscape / Julie Rugg -- A Celebration Of Growth, Independence, And Worth: Symbolism And Functionality In Pools For Developing Industrial Communities / Gordon Marino -- Mechanics' Institutes In Britain And Ireland / Maria Elena Turk -- Temperance / Andrew Davison -- Bars, Public Houses, And Saloons / Andrew Davison -- Social Welfare Institutions / Eleanor Conlin Casella, Katherine Fennelly -- Butte And Anaconda, Montana: Industrial Waste As Industrial Heritage / Fredric L. Quivik -- Commodities And Consumption / Penny Crook -- British Car Factories Since 1896: An Industrial Archaeology Site Type Survey Case Study / Paul Collins Jr. -- Global Communications, 1561 To 2016 / Nigel Linge -- Industrialised Conflict / Wayne D. Cocroft -- The Cold War: Archaeologies Of Protest And Opposition / John Schofield -- An Archaeology Of Nuclear Power: Monuments Of The Atomic Age / Vicki Cummings, David Robinson -- Textiles: Cotton / Roger N. Holden -- They Were Here Too: Women And Children In Industrial Communities / Marika Hyttinen, Titta Kallio-seppä -- Canals And Inland Waterways / Hanna Steyne, Nigel Crowe -- The Linen And Wool Industries In Britain And Ireland / Colin Rynne -- The Archaeology Of The Iron And Steel Industries In Britain / Michael Nevell -- Mechanical Engineering And The Integrated Engineering Works / Michael Nevell -- Slate Production / David Gwyn. Edited By Eleanor Conlin Casella, Michael Nevell, And Hanna Steyne. Also Issued In Print: 2022. Includes Bibliographical References And Index.