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Factory Towns

Factory Towns is an urban settlement type characterized by its intentional establishment and primary development around industrial manufacturing facilities, distinguished from other industrial settlements by its centralized economic dependency on a single factory or a dominant industrial enterprise that shapes its spatial, social, and labor organization.

37

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2.3K

Citations

48

Authors

15

Institutions

Publications per year

2017–2026

2

Variants

Company Towns

Parents

Publications

37

Victorian sensation: the extraordinary publication, reception, and secret authorship of Vestiges of the natural history of creation

Choice Reviews Online · 2001 · 517 citations

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Family Structure in Nineteenth Century Lancashire

Tamara Κ. Hareven, Michael Anderson · The American Historical Review · 1973 · 411 citations

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Reinventing Boston: 1630-2003

Edward L. Glaeser · Journal of Economic Geography · 2004 · 276 citations

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Child Labor and the Factory Acts

Clark Nardinelli · The Journal of Economic History · 1980 · 160 citations

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At the Works. A Study of a Manufacturing Town.

Henry W. Macrosty, Lady Bell · The Economic Journal · 1907 · 113 citations · Full text

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Authors

48

  1. JP
    Jonathan Prude

    Emory University, United States

    3 publications · 67 citations

    3

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  2. VS
    Vera Shlakman

    2 publications · 22 citations

    2

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  3. EL
    Edward L. Glaeser

    Harvard University, United States

    2 publications · 312 citations

    2

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  4. LB
    Lady Bell

    1 publications · 113 citations

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  5. JK
    Jarmo Kortelainen

    University of Eastern Finland, Finland

    1 publications · 20 citations

    1

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Institutions

15

  1. Harvard University

    Cambridge, United States

    2 h-index

    2 publications

    48 citations

  2. University of London

    London, United Kingdom

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    47 citations

  3. Joensuu Science Park

    Joensuu, Finland

    1 h-index

    2 publications

    40 citations

  4. Newberry Library

    Chicago, United States

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    20 citations

  5. The Ohio State University

    Columbus, United States

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    10 citations

  6. Deccan College Post Graduate and Research Institute

    Pune, India

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    17 citations

  7. Trent University

    Peterborough, Canada

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    39 citations

  8. University of Maine

    Orono, United States

    1 h-index

    5 publications

    190 citations

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Venues

  1. Choice Reviews Online

    CRO · 5 publications · 598 citations

    5

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  2. The American Historical Review

    AHR · 4 publications · 522 citations

    4

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  3. The Economic History Review

    3 publications · 46 citations

    3

    h-index

  4. The Journal of Economic History

    2 publications · 197 citations

    2

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  5. Eurasian Geography and Economics

    1 publications · 20 citations

    1

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