The Motor Car Industry In Coventry Since The 1890s

Author : David Thoms
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 135167045X
Total Pages : 252 pages
Book Rating : 4.56/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Motor Car Industry in Coventry Since the 1890's written by David Thoms and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2017-07-06 with total page 252 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book, originally published in 1985, examines the development of the car industry in Coventry within both its local context and the wider economic environment. It is a study of expansion and adjustment which reflects the broader pattern of Britain's industrial history. The book analyses the emergence and early dominance of Coventry's motor manufacturers, the appearance of the volume producers in the 1920s and the instability of the post-war era. The relationship between cars and other sectors of the local economy, particularly cycles, machine tools and aircraft, is discussed, while the significance of the two world wars receive special attention. Extensive use is made of original sources material, much of which, prior to publication, had received little or no attention from business historians.

Author : David Thoms
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1351730401
Total Pages : 238 pages
Book Rating : 4.02/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Coventry Motor Industry written by David Thoms and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2017-11-01 with total page 238 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This title was first published in 2000: Coventry is synonymous with both the creation and relative decline of the British motor car industry. This volume utilises the extensive range of primary sources on the subject to explore the relationship between the car industry in its local context and the wider economic, social and political environment. It analyses the emergence and early dominance of Coventry’s motor manufacturers, the rise of volume production in the 1930s and the instabilities and renaissance of the post-war era. Specific chapters deal with the industry’s response to the demands created by the two world wars. A number of themes run throughout the book including the structure of the industry and the relationship between its various sectors, resource provision, management and labour relations, and the nature and response to market demand. The book also provides fascinating insights into the history of some of the most evocative marques in the car industry, including Daimler, Jaguar, Alvis, Siddeley, Standard and Rover.

Author : Terrence Casey
Publisher : Manchester University Press
ISBN 13 : 9780719063480
Total Pages : 272 pages
Book Rating : 4.85/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Social Context of Economic Change in Britain written by Terrence Casey and published by Manchester University Press. This book was released on 2002 with total page 272 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book examines a period of dramatic economic change in Britain during the Thatcher era.

Author : David Thoms
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1351885464
Total Pages : 297 pages
Book Rating : 4.61/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Motor Car and Popular Culture in the Twentieth Century written by David Thoms and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2016-12-05 with total page 297 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is a multidisciplinary analysis of the relationship between the motor car and popular culture in the 20th century, which brings together original essays by academics in the UK, North America and Australia. The contributors write from a wide range of disciplinary perspectives, including semiotics, social history, literary and film criticism, and musicology. Three main themes are addressed: the car as a cultural image; its impact on leisure and entertainment; and the cultural significance of the processes of manufacturing and selling cars.

Author : Wayne Lewchuk
Publisher : CUP Archive
ISBN 13 : 9780521302692
Total Pages : 328 pages
Book Rating : 4.92/5 ( download)

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Download or read book American Technology and the British Vehicle Industry written by Wayne Lewchuk and published by CUP Archive. This book was released on 1987-09-03 with total page 328 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Margaret Walsh
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 0429837674
Total Pages : 249 pages
Book Rating : 4.78/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Motor Transport written by Margaret Walsh and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2018-08-13 with total page 249 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Published in 1997, each volume in this new series is a collection of seminal articles on a theme of central importance in the study of transport history, selected from the leading journal in the field. Each contains between ten and a dozen articles selected by a distinguished scholar, as well as an authoritative new introduction by the volume editor. Individually they will form an essential foundation to the study of the history of a mode of transport; together they will make an incomparable librarty of the best modern research in the field.

Author : Roy A. Church
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 9780521557702
Total Pages : 166 pages
Book Rating : 4.04/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Rise and Decline of the British Motor Industry written by Roy A. Church and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 1995-09-14 with total page 166 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A concise 1995 review of the strengths and weaknesses of the British motor industry during the one hundred years since its foundation.

Author : Timothy Whisler
Publisher : OUP Oxford
ISBN 13 : 0191584037
Total Pages : 446 pages
Book Rating : 4.39/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The British Motor Industry, 1945-94 written by Timothy Whisler and published by OUP Oxford. This book was released on 1999-05-06 with total page 446 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A fascinating and well-researched look at the British motor industry which will appeal to both academic readers and practitioners alike. Why are there now no major car manufacturers in Britain? Whisler considers this and the surrounding issues, making valuable comparisons with overseas manufacturers operating both in the UK and abroad, which provide us with additional interest and insight. Based upon careful use of company archives, this book covers in particular the issues of product development, quality, design, and range, ensuring that The British Motor Industry is destined to make a distinctive contribution to our understanding of the performance of UK manufacturers.

Author : Mikulas Teich
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 9780521349154
Total Pages : 360 pages
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Download or read book Fin de Siècle and Its Legacy written by Mikulas Teich and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 1990-12-13 with total page 360 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Contrary to popular conceptions of decadence, this volume of essays argues that the 1900s, otherwise known as la fin de Siecle, were in fact a time of essentially positive and progressive dramatic change.

Author : John F. Wilson
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
ISBN 13 : 1000609278
Total Pages : 292 pages
Book Rating : 4.71/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Industrial Clusters written by John F. Wilson and published by Taylor & Francis. This book was released on 2022-07-01 with total page 292 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Industrial Clusters shows the latest state of knowledge on the topic of industrial clusters, with a particular focus on clustering in the UK, bringing together a chronological coverage of the phenomenon. This set of original essays by a group of leading business and industrial historians offers fresh perspectives about clusters and clustering. A primary emphasis of the collection is how knowledge is generated and disseminated across a cluster, and whether these processes stimulated innovation and consequently longer-term sustainability. This analysis also prompts questions about which unit of analysis to examine, from the entrepreneurs and firms they created through to the industry as a whole and district in which they are located, or whether one should look outside the region for explanatory factors. Covering regions as diverse as North Wales, the Scottish Highlands, the City of London, the Potteries, Sheffield and Lancashire, the essays have been channelled to provide a detailed understanding of these issues. The editors have also provided a challenging Conclusion that suggests a new research agenda that could well unravel some of the mysteries associated with clustering. This edited collection will be of interest to international researchers, academics and students in the fields of business and management history, innovation, industrialisation and clusters.