Dundee at Work, People and Industries Through the Years

Gregor Stewart, Amberley £14.99

Dundee is rightly proud of its industrial heritage and today the city can lay claim to being at the forefront of developments in many areas of scientific research and technology.

Billed as a pictorial history of the working life of Dundee over the last century and more, Dundee at Work explores the life of Scotland’s fourth largest city and its people, from preindustrial beginnings through to the present day.

Written and compiled by Fife-based author Gregor Stewart, who worked in Dundee himself for many years, the book reveals his passion for local history.

In a fascinating series of contemporary photographs and illustrations the book takes us through the dramatic rise and fall of the jute industry, the traumas of industrial decline and high unemployment between the wars and post-war recovery with the arrival of light engineering companies such as Timex and NCR.

It takes us into the technologicallyadvanced world of today, showing how Dundee has successfully transformed itself from the three “Js” into a thriving university city and centre of biomedical and biotechnology research, as well as being a leading player in the information technology and video game industries.

Written in an engaging and lively style, with a host of interesting photos, Dundee at Work is an informative and enjoyable read for anyone with an affinity to, or interest in, the city.