Book of British Industries

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Profiles of 45 British industries written by senior industry figures, often heads of trade associations. Intended for a broad readership. Focus and quality of contents varies from article to article. No history, no information about corporate entities and little on industrial structure. Industries include: 'Aircraft industry'; 'Boot and shoe industry'; 'Brushmaking industry'; 'cablemaking industry'; 'Chemical industry'; Civil engineering contracting industry'; 'Clay industries'; 'Coal industry' by W A Lee; 'Cotton industry'; 'Electrical manufacturing industry'; 'Engineering industry'; 'Felt hat industry'; ''Film industry' by Michael Balcon; 'Food manufacturing industry'; 'Furnishing textile industry'; 'Gas industry'; 'Glass industry'; 'Iron and steel industry'; 'Jewellery and silverware industry'; 'Jute industry'; 'Leather industry'; 'Linen industry'; 'Margarine industry'; ''Motor industry' by Sir William Morris'; 'Paper and board making and coating industry'; 'Plastics industry'; 'Pottery industry'; 'Printing industry'; 'Radio industry'; 'Railway industry'; 'Roadstone industry'; 'Rubber industry'; 'Shipbuilding industry'; 'Soap industry'; 'Tyre industry'; 'Wallpaper industry'; 'Whisky industry'; 'Wool industry'