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The Social Archaeology of Industrialisation

The Example of Manchester During The 17th and 18th Centuries

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Industrial Archaeology

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Nevell, M. (2005). The Social Archaeology of Industrialisation. In: Casella, E.C., Symonds, J. (eds) Industrial Archaeology. Contributions to Global Historical Archaeology. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/0-387-22831-4_9

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