Made in Sheffield: An Ethnography of Industrial Work and Politics

by Massimiliano Mollona

In 1900, Sheffield was the tenth largest city in the world. Cutlery "made in Sheffield" was used across the globe, and the city built armored plate for the navy in the run-up to the First World War. Today, however, Sheffield's derelict Victorian shop floors and industrial buildings are hidden behind new leisure developments and shopping centers.

Based on an extended period of research in two local steel factories, this book combines a...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1845455517
• ISBN13: 9781845455514
• Release Date: March 2009
• Publisher: Berghahn Books
• Length: 212 Pages
• Weight: 0.95 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.0" x 9.0"