Labor and Laborers of the Loom: Mechanization and Handloom Weavers, 1780-1840Routledge, 12 de nov. de 2012 - 272 páginas Labor and Laborers of the Loom: Mechanization and Handloom Weavers 1780-1840 develops several themes important to understanding the social, cultural and economic implications of industrialization. The examination of these issues within a population of extra-factory workers distinguishes this study. The volume centers on the rapid growth of handloom weaving in response to the introduction of water powered spinning. This change is viewed from the perspectives of mechanics, technological limitations, characteristics of weaving, skills, income and cost. In the works of Duncan Bythell and Norman Murray the displacement of British and Scottish hand weavers loomed large and the silence of American handloom weavers in similar circumstances was deafening. This study reflects the differences between the three culture by centering not on displacement but on survival. Persistence is closely tied to the gradual nature of technological change. The contrasts between independent commercial artisans and outwork weavers are striking. Displacement occurs but only among artisans devoting their time to independent workshop weaving. Alternatively outwork weavers adapted to changing markets and survived. The design and development of spinning and weaving device is stressed, as are the roles of economic conditions, management organization, size of firms, political implications and social factors contribute to the impact of technological change on outwork and craft weavers. |
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... machinery relate to the types of fabrics produced and to the use of hand as opposed to mechanized fabric production. Preliminary findings encouraged an analysis of how specific technological improvements related to the work available to ...
... machinery incorporated into Rhode Island mills, but worked outside the state received attention. The roles of economics and politics are also integrated into the study because of their impact on the industry and therefore on the ...
... machinery for cutting the teeth and piercing the backs, the women and children spent many hours around the open fire setting the wire teeth in leather backs.”15 Carpenters, cabinet makers, turners, beam makers, harness makers, timber ...
... machinery. The same or even more complexity entered into domestic production as the same material passed through various hands and traveled to different locations for processing while individuals forged compensatory agreements for each ...
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Beginnings and Experimentation 17871790
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Samuel Slater and the Arkwright System of Manufacture 17901800
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Chapter Five I will thank you to put yarn out to good weavers only
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Chapter Six All other Inventions were Thrown into the Shade
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Chapter Seven Sending good Money to Make Bad more Valuable if Possible
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Technology Economy and Outwork in Rhode Island after 1830
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Putting Handloom Weavers and Machine Production in Place
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Notes | 199 |
Bibliography | 251 |
Index | 271 |
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Labor and Laborers of the Loom: Mechanization and Handloom Weavers, 1780-1840 Gail Fowler Mohanty Visualização parcial - 2006 |
Labor and Laborers of the Loom: Mechanization and Handloom Weavers, 1780-1840 Gail Fowler Mohanty Prévia não disponível - 2012 |