A Global History of Silk
A Global History of Silk
Buch
- Trade and Production from the 16th to the Mid-20th Century
- Herausgeber: Pierre Vernus, Tomoko Hashino, Manuela Martini
- Springer Nature Switzerland, 08/2024
- Einband: Gebunden, HC runder Rücken kaschiert
- Sprache: Englisch
- ISBN-13: 9783031619878
- Bestellnummer: 11937202
- Umfang: 280 Seiten
- Auflage: 2024
- Gewicht: 588 g
- Maße: 241 x 160 mm
- Stärke: 21 mm
- Erscheinungstermin: 2.8.2024
- Serie: Studies in Economic History
Achtung: Artikel ist nicht in deutscher Sprache!
Klappentext
This book explores the global development of the production and trade of silk and related industries from a historical perspective. From the sixteenth to the twentieth century, it takes long-term movements and global dynamics into account. Covering a wide geographical area, including East-Asia, Northern and Southern Europe, and North-America, the respective contributions examine economic activities related to silk production, silk processing, trading and consumption of silk and silk fabrics, while also highlighting diverse paths of industrialization and economic development.The book is divided into three parts, the first of which features contributions on silk markets and trade, covering topics such as auction sales and Sino-European trade. The second part addresses issues of work organization, institutional developments and the gendered division of labour, discussing topics such as systems of home-based and factory production and the organization of quality control. In turn, the third part highlights technological innovations and knowledge transfer. This book appeals to scholars and students of economic history who are interested in a better understanding of the key features and patterns in the development of the silk industry and trade and, more widely, in the global economic history of the early modern and modern periods.
Biografie (Manuela Martini)
Manuela Martini, 1963 in Mainz geboren, studierte Geschichte und Literaturwissenschaft in Mainz und München und arbeitete anschließend einige Zeit im Werbe- und Dokumentarfilmgeschäft. Nach mehreren Jahren in Australien lebt sie heute in Spanien und schreibt Krimis für Erwachsene und Jugendliche.A Global History of Silk
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