Hosiery and Knitwear: Four Centuries of Small-Scale Industry in Britain, c. 1589-2000 (Pasold Studies in Textile History 12) [Hardcover]

Stanley Chapman (Author)

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Publication Date: December 2, 2002 | Series: Pasold Studies in Textile History, 12 (Book 12)

Hoisery and knitwear is familiar as a traditional British industry of small-scale family firms. This pioneer study traces in rich detail the tensions between internal aspirations of leaders (craftmanship, lifestyle, and supporting infrastructure) and external pressures (banks, wholesalers, chain store groups, and takeovers). The industry's history is traced from its beginnings in the early 1600s down to the end of the twentieth century.

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"The history of hosiery and knitwear has not received the same degree of attention as other textiles, notably cotton or wool.... a major gap in the history of British textile production.... Chapman has written a thorough, detailed study of the subject... based on more than thirty years of dedicated
research and covers, with an amazing degree of precision, the productive, financial, technological, and marketing changes in the sector over the course of more than four centuries." --Business History Review

About the Author

Stanley Chapman is Emeritus Professor of Business History, University of Nottingham.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 342 pages
• Publisher: Oxford University Press (December 2, 2002)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0199255679
• ISBN-13: 978-0199255672
• Product Dimensions: 8.6 x 5.5 x 1.1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.5 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,803,686 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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This review is from: Hosiery and Knitwear: Four Centuries of Small-Scale Industry in Britain, c. 1589-2000 (Pasold Studies in Textile History 12) (Hardcover)

I enjoyed so much reading this book. A complete analysis of a not so well known industry not only in England.