| An Economic History of the Silk Industry, 1830 1930 Contributor(s): Federico, Giovanni (Author), Giovanni, Federico (Author) |
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ISBN: 0521105269 ISBN-13: 9780521105262 Publisher: Cambridge University Press OUR PRICE: $41.79 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: March 2009 Annotation: An Economic History of the Silk Industry, 1830-1930 is an ambitious and innovative historical analysis of the development of a major commodity. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Business & Economics | Industries - General - Business & Economics | Economic History - History | Europe - Renaissance |
| Dewey: 338.476 |
| Series: Cambridge Studies in Modern Economic History |
| Physical Information: 0.62" H x 6" W x 9" (0.90 lbs) 276 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: This book examines the growth of the world silk industry. Professor Federico documents Western industrialization, the technical progress and the changing methods of production that enabled the silk industry to cope with increased demand. Silk became the first Japanese success story on the world market, with Italy retaining a sizeable share until labor was diverted as a result of its industrialization. Japanese industrialization also led its silk industry to a similar fate after the Second World War. |
