Raleigh and the British Bicycle Industry. An economic and business history, 1870-1960

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Scholarly work providing a history of the Raleigh business, within the context of the history of the British bicycle industry, from its origins to the [defensive] merger in 1960 of the industry leaders, Raleigh and Tube Investments. Focuses on such themes as 'entrepreneurship, personal capitalism, and organisational, technological and cultural change'. Also has significant coverage of Birmingham Small Arms Co Ltd; Hercules Cycle & Motor Co Ltd; Sturmey Archer Gears Ltd; Rudge Whitworth Cycle Co Ltd; J A Phillips & Co Ltd; Tube Investments Ltd. Has chapters: 'Introduction - Raleigh and the British bicycle industry'; 'Boom, bust and progress - the British bicycle industry, 1870-1914'; 'Frank Bowden and the making of the Raleigh Cycle Co, c1887-1914'; 'The 'golden age' of cycling - depression and recovery in the interwar years'; 'From father to son - Harold Bowden and entrepreneurial 'optimism' at Raleigh, 1914-39'; 'Progress and challenge - the British bicycle industry in the postwar years, 1945-60'; 'Triumphs and adversities - Raleigh Industries Ltd, 1939-60'