Includes bibliographical references (pages 231-326) and index.
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Prologue: Herbert Kisch, the Man and His Work; 1 Introductory Comments; 2 Variations upon an Eighteenth-Century Theme: Prussian Mercantilism and the Rise of the Krefeld Silk Industry; 3 From Monopoly to Laissez-Faire: The Early Growth of the Wupper Valley Textile Trades; 4 Growth Deterrents of a Medieval Heritage: The Aachen Area Woolen Trades Before 1790; 5 The Impact of the French Revolution on the Lower Rhine Textile Districts; 6 Concluding Reflections; Epilogue; Notes; Index.
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SUMMARY OR ABSTRACT
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An economic, historical, and sociological study of rural textile industries in the Lower Rhineland, from the 16th century up to the age of factory organization in the early 1800s.
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From domestic manufacture to Industrial Revolution.
TOPICAL NAME USED AS SUBJECT
Cottage industries-- Germany-- North Rhine-Westphalia-- History-- 18th century.
Textile industry-- Germany-- North Rhine-Westphalia-- History-- 18th century.