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The American construction industry : its historical evolution and potential future / Brian Bowen.

By: Material type: TextTextPublisher: Abingdon, Oxon : Routledge, 2022Description: xx, 206 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 23 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9780367654382
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 23 338.476240973 B675a
LOC classification:
  • HD9715.U52 B69
Contents:
An Overview of the Construction Industry Today -- Classical Times -- Medieval Times - The Foundation of the Industry -- The Renaissance 1350 - -- - 17th Century England -- The American Colonies 17th C. -- Industrial Revolution - Great Britain 18th C. -- American Colonies 18th C. -- Developments in the New Republic - 1783 to the Civil War -- USA from Civil War to 1900 -- 20th Century to World War II -- World War II to the Present Time -- Some Conclusions -- The Future.
Summary: "The American Construction Industry meticulously chronicles the evolution of the construction industry from its roots in the medieval guild system to the high-tech jobsite of tomorrow. While celebrating more than two millennia of progress and innovation, this resource for students and professionals uncovers the ways of working that crossed the Atlantic with the earliest European settlers and will continue to define building trades in the United States today and in the years and decades to come. Full color illustrations bring the past to life and provide visual links to the present day"-- Provided by publisher.
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Books Books Main Library Engineering Section ENG 338.476240973 B675a 2022 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) 1-1 Available 027074

Includes bibliographical references and index.

An Overview of the Construction Industry Today -- Classical Times -- Medieval Times - The Foundation of the Industry -- The Renaissance 1350 - -- - 17th Century England -- The American Colonies 17th C. -- Industrial Revolution - Great Britain 18th C. -- American Colonies 18th C. -- Developments in the New Republic - 1783 to the Civil War -- USA from Civil War to 1900 -- 20th Century to World War II -- World War II to the Present Time -- Some Conclusions -- The Future.

"The American Construction Industry meticulously chronicles the evolution of the construction industry from its roots in the medieval guild system to the high-tech jobsite of tomorrow. While celebrating more than two millennia of progress and innovation, this resource for students and professionals uncovers the ways of working that crossed the Atlantic with the earliest European settlers and will continue to define building trades in the United States today and in the years and decades to come. Full color illustrations bring the past to life and provide visual links to the present day"-- Provided by publisher.

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