An economic history of the silk industry, 1830-1930 / Giovanni Federico.
An economic history of the silk industry, 1830-1930 / Giovanni Federico.
An economic history of the silk industry, 1830-1930 / Giovanni Federico.
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Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 1997.
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Date
1997.
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N338.47677/39
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English
Italian
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Physical content
xv, 259 p. : ill., maps ; 24 cm.
Contents
1. Introduction -- 2. The characteristics of the industry -- 3. The growth in the long run -- 4. Consumption of silkwares and demand for silk -- 5. The demand for silk: an analysis by country -- 6. The roots of growth: agricultural production -- 7. The industry: technical progress and structural cha...
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Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 1997.
Place of Publication
England
Date Published
1997.
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Summary
An economic history of the silk industry, 1830-1930 is an ambitious and innovative historical analysis of the development of a major commodity. Doctor Federico examines the rapid growth of the world silk industry from the early nineteenth-century to the eve of the Great Depression of the 1930s.
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An economic history of the silk industry, 1830-1930 / Giovanni Federico.
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Cambridge studies in modern economic history ; 5.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 233-255) and index.
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N338.47677/39
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74VvGzyLGbbl
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0521581982
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338.4767739
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991012589399702626
