Will Britain Make it?
The Rise, Fall and Future of British Industry
Published on 27. October 2022
272 pages
978-1-80399-223-5 (ISBN)
Description
British industry isn't dead.
Yet.
ICI was Britain's biggest manufacturer and exporter, while GEC was its biggest employer and Morris Motors made over half of its cars; Courtaulds dominated global cloth production and produced the first man-made fibres; BSA was the world's biggest producer of motorbikes; De Havilland produced groundbreaking aeroplanes and some of the world's first jet engines.
And yet, these companies have all collapsed, taking with them nearly 200 years of industrial pre-eminence. British industry is dead, killed off by 'Made in China' stickers and US market dominance.
Or is it?
Will Britain Make It? explores the rise, fall and future of British industry and all the complexities surrounding it. Who's to blame for its slow decline? What about Brexit? Can it be resurrected? If you've ever asked any of these questions, then this is the book for you.
Yet.
ICI was Britain's biggest manufacturer and exporter, while GEC was its biggest employer and Morris Motors made over half of its cars; Courtaulds dominated global cloth production and produced the first man-made fibres; BSA was the world's biggest producer of motorbikes; De Havilland produced groundbreaking aeroplanes and some of the world's first jet engines.
And yet, these companies have all collapsed, taking with them nearly 200 years of industrial pre-eminence. British industry is dead, killed off by 'Made in China' stickers and US market dominance.
Or is it?
Will Britain Make It? explores the rise, fall and future of British industry and all the complexities surrounding it. Who's to blame for its slow decline? What about Brexit? Can it be resurrected? If you've ever asked any of these questions, then this is the book for you.
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Language
English
Place of publication
Stroud
United Kingdom
Illustrations
16 Illustrations, black and white
File size
6,18 MB
ISBN-13
978-1-80399-223-5 (9781803992235)
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10/2022
The History Press Ltd
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Person
RICHARD MORRIS is a university lecturer on engineering and management. Prior to lecturing, he worked in industry, including for corporate giant GEC. He has written over 40 academic papers, two books on product design, and made contributions to five other publications, has collaborated with Brighton's historic Engineerium among other projects, and also acts as an institutional accreditor for the Institution of Engineering Designers. He lives in Sussex.
Content
- Cover
- Title
- Copyright
- Contents
- Introduction
- Part One: Industrialisation and Growth
- 1 The First Industrial Revolution
- 2 The Second and Third Industrial Revolutions
- Part Two: Britain's Leading Companies
- 3 Courtaulds
- 4 W.G. Armstrong & Co.
- 5 Vickers Ltd
- 6 Birmingham Small Arms
- 7 The General Electric Company
- 8 Morris Motors Ltd
- 9 De Havilland Aircraft Co. Ltd
- 10 Imperial Chemical Industries
- 11 International Computers Ltd
- Part Three: Britain's Industrial Decline and Future
- 12 Looking Back
- 13 Does it Really Matter?
- 14 Where is Britain Now?
- 15 Britain's Industrial Future
- 16 Brexit
- 17 Will Britain Make it?
- Appendices
- Abbreviations and Acronyms
- Sources of Further Information
- References
- Bibliography
- Picture Section
