UID:
almahu_9949850801802882
Format:
XXII, 258 p. 36 illus., 10 illus. in color.
,
online resource.
Edition:
1st ed. 2024.
ISBN:
9783031619885
Series Statement:
Studies in Economic History,
Content:
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.
Note:
Introduction: Silks, A Global Perspective -- Part I: Exchanges, Markets And Trade -- 1. The Golden Age Of Valencian Silk? Rise, Crisis And Productive Reconversion Of The Valencian Silk Industry (18th-19th Centuries) -- 2. Auctions And The Distribution Of Silks In The United Provinces In The 18th Century -- 3. The Impact Of Sino-European Trade On Chinese Silk Production From The Mid 17th To The Early 20th Century -- 4. From Southeast Asia To Japan. Trade, Circulation, And Uses Of Silk In 17th Century East Asia -- Part II Labour Organization, Economic Hierarchies, And Gender -- 5. A Delicate Equilibrium: State Projects, Guild Dynamics, And Personal Interests In Silk Weaving In Ancient Regime. Turin, 18th Century -- 6. The Japanese Silk Reeling Industry And Women's Labor: The Case Of The Tomioka Silk Mill -- 7. Around The Weft And The Warp: The Transformation Of Auxiliary Trades In Lyon Silk Manufacturing In The 18th And 19th Centuries -- Part III Institutions, Technology, And Transfer Of Knowledge -- 8. Organization For Quality Control: Branding In The Japanese Silk Reeling Industry -- 9. Facing Rising Uncertainty On The Silk Market From The Mid 19th Century To 1914 -- 10. Rewarded Inventions And Repositories In 19th-Century Lyon Silk Industry: A Pattern Of Collective Management Of The 'Public Domain' -- 11. From Lyon To Kyoto: Technology Transfer, Inflow Of Knowledge, And Modernization Of Traditional Silk-Weaving District In Japan, 1887-1927 -- Index.
In:
Springer Nature eBook
Additional Edition:
Printed edition: ISBN 9783031619878
Additional Edition:
Printed edition: ISBN 9783031619892
Additional Edition:
Printed edition: ISBN 9783031619908
Language:
English
DOI:
10.1007/978-3-031-61988-5
URL:
https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-61988-5
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