Author:
Marsh, Allison, author.
ImprintSanta Barbara, California : Greenwood, An imprint ABC-CLIO, LLC, [2019]
Descriptionxxx, 165 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm.
Note:Introduction: the evolution of manufacturing systems and spaces -- Chronology -- Architecture of a factory -- Machine shops and other early industrial spaces -- The textile mill -- The industrial kitchen -- The automotive assembly line -- The clean room -- Epilogue: the postindustrial landscape.
Bibliography Note:Includes bibliographical references (pages 155-159) and index.
Note:This book traces the history of the factory from the first small cottage workshop through the Industrial Revolution to the large, clean room it is today. It also examines the people behind the machines and how their roles have been defined by the design of factory buildings. Lastly, it illustrates the broader world of industrialization in relation to the effects it has had on workers and the consumer society that feeds it.
