Publication

1994 - Berg, Oxford, UK, England

Language

English

Word Count

55,750 words, Guess

Page Count

223 pages

Identifiers

  • Open LibraryOL1103634M
  • ISBN-100854969527
  • OCLC Control Number30813674
  • Library of Congress Control Number94028660
  • Goodreads4017171

Classifications

  • DDC338.4/768382
  • LCCHD9529.C9 E56 1994

Description

This study of a specific industry's survival and growth in three countries is a useful resource for research on industrial development in 19th-century Europe. Presenting the history of three major cutlery districts in Western Europe during the 19th century - Sheffield in England, Bergische land (Solingen and Remscheid) in Germany, and Eskilstuna in Sweden - the author focuses on each region's industrial development vis-a-vis its socio-cultural context. This work challenges the flexible specialization thesis often used to explain the seeming persistence of small-scale and decentralized production within the cutlery industry since the 19th century, and argues that growing businesses had to develop competitive strategies for control over important resources.

Subjects

Topics

HistoryCutleryCase studiesCutlery tradeIndustries, swedenIndustries, germanyIndustries, great britain, history

Times

Genres

  • Case studies.

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