State Corporatism and Proto-Industry: The Württemberg Black Forest, 1580-1797

by Sheilagh Ogilvie

Book Overview

State Corporatism and Proto-Industry focuses on the W?rttemberg worsted industry, an example of a proto-industry that arose in many parts of Europe preceding factory industrialization. It has been argued that these proto-industries broke down traditional society but this book suggests otherwise. With the help of the state, corporate institutions such as merchant companies and rural guilds, regulated every aspect of rural life and thus profoundly shaped...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0521025842
• ISBN13: 9780521025843
• Release Date: August 2008
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 540 Pages
• Weight: 1.73 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.2" x 6.0" x 9.0"