Merchants, markets and manufacture: the english wool textile industry in the eighteenth century
Auteur :
Smail, J.
Éditeur :
Palgrave Macmillan
ISBN :
9780333720776
Date de publication :
19 juil. 1999
Dimensions :
21,6 x 14,0 cm
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
Grande Bretagne
This work explores the causes and nature of the industrial revolution through a comparative study of the wool textile manufacturing regions of England. It examines how the interplay between merchants, markets and producers shaped the pace and character of economic growth during the 18th century.