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Good books about industry
Seven Wonders of the Industrial WorldSeven Wonders of the Industrial World by Deborah Cadbury
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Lively accounts of historic achievements by engineers
The Great Stink of London: Sir Joseph Bazalgette and the Cleansing of the Victorian MetropolisThe Great Stink of London: Sir Joseph Bazalgette and the Cleansing of the Victorian Metropolis by Stephen Halliday
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Super story of the engineering of London's sewerage system
Global Capitalism and National DeclineGlobal Capitalism and National Decline by Henk Overbeek
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Pioneering study of economic decline
Workers in a Lean World: Unions in the International Economy (Haymarket)Workers in a Lean World: Unions in the International Economy (Haymarket) by Kim Moody
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Useful study of the vital role of trade unions in modern industry
Manufacturing Matters: The Myth of the Post-Industrial EconomyManufacturing Matters: The Myth of the Post-Industrial Economy by Stephen S. Cohen
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Good explanation of why manufacturing industry is vital to our modern society
Working Capital: Life and Labour in Contemporary LondonWorking Capital: Life and Labour in Contemporary London by Nick Buck
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Good study of current working conditions in our capital city
In Praise of Hard Industries: Why Manufacturing, Not the New Economy Is the Key to Future ProsperityIn Praise of Hard Industries: Why Manufacturing, Not the New Economy Is the Key to Future Prosperity by Eamonn Fingleton
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Pioneering study of why we cannot do without our great manufacturing industries
History and Heritage: Social Origins of the British Industrial Relations SystemHistory and Heritage: Social Origins of the British Industrial Relations System by Alan Fox
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Brilliant study of trade unions' vital role in society
Tower of Strength: The Story of Tyrone O'Sullivan and Tower CollieryTower of Strength: The Story of Tyrone O'Sullivan and Tower Colliery by Tyrone O'Sullivan
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Vivid account of how miners have fought to keep our vital coal industry alive
The Enemy within: Thatcher's Secret War Against the MinersThe Enemy within: Thatcher's Secret War Against the Miners by Seumas Milne
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Superb account of how Thatcher did her worst to destroy a key British industry
Having Their Cake: How the City and Big Bosses are Consuming UK BusinessHaving Their Cake: How the City and Big Bosses are Consuming UK Business by Don Young
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Excellent study of how capitalists' greed is destroying British industry
Reg Birch: Engineer, Trade Unionist, CommunistReg Birch: Engineer, Trade Unionist, Communist by Will Podmore
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Useful study of a great trade unionist who fought to save Britain from capitalism
The EU: Bad for Britain - A Trade Union ViewThe EU: Bad for Britain - A Trade Union View by Will Podmore
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Useful study of the EU's destructive impact on British industry