{"product_id":"industry-occidental","title":"Industry\/Occidental","description":"\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eIndustry\/Occidental\u003c\/em\u003e is\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"il\"\u003ea\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003edouble-header book that offers two photographic explorations of the legacy of industry in the British landscape.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\"Read from one end,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eIndustry\u003c\/em\u003e takes as its starting point the paranoia of some early observers of the Industrial Revolution: the fear that industry was\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"il\"\u003ea\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003efire-breathing monstrosity consuming the picturesque British countryside and transforming it into\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"il\"\u003ea\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003esmoke-wreathed netherworld peopled by ragged, half-starved workers. Fast forward two hundred years or so to the present day and we are confronted by\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"il\"\u003ea\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003every different experience of industry in the landscape. The main battles – between industry and nature, capital and labour, urban and rural – feel largely played out, reduced to minor skirmishes. Industry itself is\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"il\"\u003ea\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003estrangely anonymous presence that we take for granted in our lived environment;\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"il\"\u003ea\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eblandscape, if you will...\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eFlip the book over and enter the world of\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eOccidental\u003c\/em\u003e: an exploration of the ruins of\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"il\"\u003ea\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003elost industrial civilisation in the marshy jungle of the Thames estuary. An American oil company built this mysterious folly, frittering away £65 million in 1970s prices for the development of\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"il\"\u003ea\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003erefinery that never processed\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"il\"\u003ea\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003edrop of petrochemicals.\"\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cspan style=\"font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'San Francisco', 'Segoe UI', Roboto, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif; font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'San Francisco', 'Segoe UI', Roboto, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif; font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'San Francisco', 'Segoe UI', Roboto, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif; font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003e- Adam Clitheroe\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Amber Online","offers":[{"title":"Book","offer_id":49471985451146,"sku":null,"price":20.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0001\/4200\/files\/Occidental_Cover1.jpg?v=1780054337","url":"https:\/\/shop.amber-online.com\/products\/industry-occidental","provider":"Side","version":"1.0","type":"link"}