The Cotton and Textile Industry: Innovation and Maturity: Case Studies in Industrial History

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John F. Wilson (Northumbria University, UK) Steven Toms (University of Leeds, UK)

The Cotton and Textile Industry

Innovation and Maturity: Case Studies in Industrial History

John F. Wilson (Northumbria University, UK), Steven Toms (University of Leeds, UK), Nicholas D. Wong (Northumbria University, UK)

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Routledge
29 September 2025

Economics of industrial organisation; Management & management techniques; Research & development management; Operational research; Engineering: general

Series: Routledge Focus on Industrial History

This shortform book presents key peer-reviewed research on industrial history. In selecting and contextualising this volume, the editors address how the field of textile history has evolved.

Themes covered include entrepreneurial, technological and labour history, whilst the book highlights the strategic and social consequences of innovations in the history of this key UK sector.

Of interest to business and economic historians, this shortform book also provides analysis and illustrative case studies that will be valuable reading across the social sciences.

Edited by: John F. Wilson (Northumbria University UK), Steven Toms (University of Leeds, UK), Nicholas D. Wong (Northumbria University, UK)
Imprint: Routledge
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 216mm, Width: 138mm,
Weight: 453g
ISBN: 9780367684006
ISBN 10: 0367684004
Series: Routledge Focus on Industrial History
Pages: 98
Publication Date: 29 September 2025
Audience: College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , Primary , Undergraduate
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Forthcoming

John F. Wilson is Pro Vice-Chancellor (Business and Law) at Northumbria University at Newcastle, UK. He was the founding editor of the Journal of Industrial History. Steven Toms is Professor of Accounting at the University of Leeds, UK. Nicholas D. Wong is Vice-Chancellor’s Senior Research Fellow at Newcastle Business School, Northumbria University, UK.