02235nam a2200313 i 4500003000500000005001700005008004100022010001700063020003100080040002900111042000800140043001200148050002000160082002900180100002700209245010400236264004000340300006100380336002600441337002800467338002700495504005100522505047700573520062301050650005101673942004801724952013201772999001701904CSPC20240226170249.0240216s2022    enk      b    001 0 eng    a  2021006834  a9780367654382q(paperback)  aDLCbengerdacDLCdCSPC  apcc  an-us---00aHD9715.U52bB6900223a338.476240973bB675a1 aBowen, Brian,eauthor.14aThe American construction industry :bits historical evolution and potential future /cBrian Bowen. 1aAbingdon, Oxon :bRoutledge,c2022.  axx, 206 pages : billustrations (some color) ; c23 cm.   atextbtxt2rdacontent  aunmediatedbn2rdamedia  avolumebnc2rdacarrier  aIncludes bibliographical references and index.0 aAn 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.  a"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"--cProvided by publisher. 0aConstruction industryzUnited StatesxHistory.  2ddccBKh338.476240973iB675akENGm2022n0  00102ddc4070aCSPCbCSPCcENGd2024-02-16l0oENG 338.476240973 B675a 2022p027074r2024-02-16 00:00:00t1-1w2024-02-16yBK  c26987d26987