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Work, Regulation, and Identity in Provincial France: The Bordeaux Leather Trades, 1740-1815
Daniel Heimmermann
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Description for Work, Regulation, and Identity in Provincial France: The Bordeaux Leather Trades, 1740-1815
Hardcover. The 18th-century French leather industry was a strategically important manufacturing sector, one vital to both civilian and military life. This study examines the production of leather in the Bordeaux trades during the 18th and 19th centuries, illuminating the realities of a craft economy and its relation to the wider French political economy. Num Pages: 311 pages, 7 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 3JF; 3JH; HBJD; HBLL; KNDD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 222 x 144 x 23. Weight in Grams: 504.
The 18th-century French leather industry was a strategically important manufacturing sector, one vital to both civilian and military life. This study examines the production of leather in the Bordeaux trades during the 18th and 19th centuries, illuminating the realities of a craft economy and its relation to the wider French political economy.
The 18th-century French leather industry was a strategically important manufacturing sector, one vital to both civilian and military life. This study examines the production of leather in the Bordeaux trades during the 18th and 19th centuries, illuminating the realities of a craft economy and its relation to the wider French political economy.
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Condition
New
Number of Pages
298
Place of Publication
Basingstoke, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781137438553
SKU
V9781137438553
Shipping Time
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Ref
99-15
About Daniel Heimmermann
Daniel Heimmermann, Ph.D. is Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs University of Texas of the Permian Basin, USA.
Reviews for Work, Regulation, and Identity in Provincial France: The Bordeaux Leather Trades, 1740-1815
“By choosing to study the leather trades in the city of Bordeaux at the end of the ancient régime, Daniel Heimmermann aims both to deepen our understanding of the provincial corporate world and to shed light on a productive sector that is still little known … . The book offers a valuable, lively, and well-documented social history … . Heimmermann ... Read more