UID:
almahu_9949385738802882
Format:
1 online resource.
ISBN:
9781000624731
,
1000624730
,
9781003243137
,
1003243134
,
9781000624724
,
1000624722
,
9781003243144
,
1003243142
,
9781000683271
,
1000683273
,
9781000683264
,
1000683265
Series Statement:
Routledge studies in modern European history ; 93
Uniform Title:
Laboratorium des Fortschritts.
Content:
"The Laboratory of Progress: Switzerland in the 19th Century tells the improbable story of how a small, backward, mountainous agricultural country with almost no raw materials became an industrial powerhouse, a hub of innovation, a touristic mecca and a pioneer in transportation - all in the course of a single century. That a tiny landlocked country should become a dominant steamship builder for the rest of the world; that a country that had never seen a cotton plant should become the world's second-largest textile producer; that a country with hardly any level terrain should come to boast the world's most highly developed railway network; and that a country whose main export was impoverished emigrants should be transformed into one of the world's major financial centres - these astonishing developments, among many others, are explored and explained, both through the specific stories of individual innovators and through a prescient analysis of the political, economic, societal and cultural structures that formed the context in which Switzerland's astonishing transformation took place. The book is a compelling read both for professional historians and for general readers with an interest in Switzerland; it highlights the roles of transport networks and individual pioneers in industrial and political development"--
Additional Edition:
Print version: Jung, Joseph, 1955- Laboratory of progress New York, NY : Routledge, 2022 ISBN 9781032152240
Language:
English
Keywords:
Electronic books.
;
History.
DOI:
10.4324/9781003243144
URL:
https://www.taylorfrancis.com/books/9781003243137
