Industry & Industrial Studies


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    The Official History Of North Sea Oil And Gas - Alex Kemp - Hardback
    Utilising full access to the government's relevant archives, this study provides in-depth analysis of the development of UK petroleum policies towards the North Sea. It includes coverage of the introduction of special taxation, controversies over early gas contracts, and the privatization process.
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    Shale Voices - Alistair Findlay - Paperback
    The shale industry provided employment for many generations of Scots, as well as laying the foundations of the modern oil industry. 'Shale Voices' remembers the people involved and the economic and social impact it had on the country.
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    View From The Tower: Business & Entrepreneurship In Depression Scotland - Ronnie Johnston - Hardback
    Spanning business history, labour history and economic and social history, 'The View from the Tower' examines Scotland's 1920s and 1930s from the perspective of the country's industrial employers.
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    The Enduring Legacy Of Dewars: A Company History - Ian Buxton - Paperback
    The rags to riches story of John Dewar & Sons is probably the most colourful of any whisky company, largely owing to the remarkable talents of John Dewar's two sons, John Alexander Dewar and his brother Thomas - and as such provides an insight into the Scotch whisky industry during its formative and most colourful era.
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    The Publishing Scotland Yearbook 2010 - Paperback
    This work provides comprehensive information on all areas of the Scottish book trade, split into five main sections - publishing, organisations, services, writing, and bookselling.
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    Shipping Business - Paperback
    Providing a broad overview of the shipping business, this volume covers business ethics, the geography of trade, international trade, finance and sales, communications, and a range of other related subjects.
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    Negotiated Knowledge: Medical Periodical Publishing In Scotland, 1733-1832 - Fiona A. Macdonald - Hardback
    This work examines the development of medical periodical publishing in Scotland from 1733 to 1832. The author shows how medical and scientific societies, medical practitioners, editors and booksellers all had a hand in creating, shaping, sustaining and producing authorized medical knowledge.
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    Bad Whisky: The Scandal That Created The World's Most Successful Spirit - Edward Burns - Paperback
    This is a unique insight into the Victorian scandal which raged at the end of the 19th century surrounding the adulteration of whisky in public houses throughout the UK.
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    Not Quite Altogether Now!: The Pioneering Days Of Radio Clyde - Tony Currie - Paperback
    This is an amusing and illuminating first-hand account of the birth and early days of Radio Clyde, Scotland's first independent local radio station.
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    Still Going Strong: A History Of Whisky Advertising - John Hughes - Paperback
    A history of how Scotland's best-loved drink has been sold through the ages. Johnnie Walker Red Label, Black & White, Bells, J&B, Talisker, Lagavulin - all world famous brands of whisky. In this work, John Hughes discusses their origins and their history.

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