The first industrialists : the problem of origins / François Crouzet
1985, First Edition. Cambridge : Cambridge University Press. Fine cloth copy in a near-fine, very slightly edge-dulled dust wrapper. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. Item #431458
ISBN: 0521262429
Physical description; ix, 229 pages. Notes; Includes bibliography (p. 153-207) and index. Contents; Preface; 1. The industrialist: a new man; 2. The precursors; 3. The myth of the self-made man; 4. Building up a sample; 5. Noblemen and gentlemen in industry; 6. From rags to riches; 7. The middle class in industry; 8. Insiders and outsiders; 9. The self-made man again?; Tables; Notes; Index. Subjects; 1700-1799. Geschichte 1750-1830. Industrialists Great Britain History 18th century. Industries Great Britain History 18th century.
Price: €35.00