Linen, family, and community in Tullylish, County Down, 1690-1914This microhistory of capitalist development examines a significant rural industrial region in the Bann Valley over two centuries, linking it to broader historical changes in Ireland, including the Cromwellian Settlement, proto-industry, the Great Famine, employer paternalism and working-class family and community life. |
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Contents
The Formation of an Elite Bloc | 39 |
The Social and Economic Differentiation of Linen Producers | 59 |
Contextualizing | 75 |
Copyright | |
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Bibliographic information
| Title | Linen, family, and community in Tullylish, County Down, 1690-1914 |
| Author | Marilyn Cohen |
| Edition | illustrated |
| Publisher | Four Courts Press, 1997 |
| ISBN | 1851823123, 9781851823123 |
| Length | 287 pages |
| Subjects | › › Business & Economics / Economic History History History / Australia & New Zealand History / Europe / Ireland Linen industry Linen industry/ Northern Ireland/ Tullylish/ History Northern Ireland Social conditions Tullylish Tullylish (Ireland) Tullylish (Northern Ireland) |
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