Labor Before the Industrial Revolution - Work, Technology and Their Ecologies in an Age of Early Capitalism

Summary

Many of the current debates about economic development leading to industrialization fail to directly engage with labor. This collection of essays strives to correct this oversight and to reintroduce labor into the great debates about capitalist development and economic growth before the Industrial Revolution.

Product details

• Authors: Thomas Max Safley
• Assisted by: Thomas Max Safley (Editor), Safley Thomas Max (Editor)
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 07.11.2018
• EAN: 9780815369950
• ISBN: 978-0-8153-6995-0
• No. of pages: 262
• Series: Perspectives in Economic and Social History
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Business > General, dictionaries; Business & Economics / General, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Economics / General, HISTORY / Europe / General, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Economic History, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Industries / Service, Economic history, Labour / income economics, 18th century, c 1700 to c 1799, Labour Economics, 17th century, c 1600 to c 1699, 16th century, c 1500 to c 1599, c 1500 to c 1600, C 1600 To C 1700, HISTORY / Europe / Medieval, C 1700 To C 1800, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Labor / General