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Robert B. Kristofferson - Craft Capitalism: Craftsworkers and Early Industrialization in Hamilton, Ontario - 9780802091277 - V9780802091277
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Craft Capitalism: Craftsworkers and Early Industrialization in Hamilton, Ontario

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Description for Craft Capitalism: Craftsworkers and Early Industrialization in Hamilton, Ontario hardcover. Craft Capitalism focuses on Hamilton, Ontario, and demonstrates how the preservation of traditional work arrangements, craft mobility networks, and other aspects of craft culture ensured that craftsworkers in that city enjoyed an essentially positive introduction to industrial capitalism. Series: Canadian Social History Series. Num Pages: 288 pages, 27. BIC Classification: 1KBC; 3JH; AFT; HBJK; HBLW; HBTK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 224 x 145 x 26. Weight in Grams: 520.

Many studies have concluded that the effects of early industrialization on traditional craftsworkers were largely negative. Robert B. Kristofferson demonstrates, however, that in at least one area this was not the case. Craft Capitalism focuses on Hamilton, Ontario, and demonstrates how the preservation of traditional work arrangements, craft mobility networks, and other aspects of craft culture ensured that craftsworkers in that city enjoyed an essentially positive introduction to industrial capitalism.

Kristofferson argues that, as former craftsworkers themselves, the majority of the city's industrial proprietors helped their younger counterparts achieve independence. Conflict rooted in capitalist class experience, while present, was not ... Read more

Based on extensive archival research, this controversial and engaging study offers unique insight to the process of industrialization and class formation in Canada.

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Product Details

Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
University of Toronto Press Canada
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
Series
Canadian Social History Series
Number of Pages
288
Place of Publication
Toronto, Canada
ISBN
9780802091277
SKU
V9780802091277
Shipping Time
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About Robert B. Kristofferson
Robert B. Kristofferson is an assistant professor of Contemporary Studies at Wilfrid Laurier University.

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