From Old Regime to Industrial State
Author | : Richard H. Tilly |
Publisher | : University of Chicago Press |
Total Pages | : 337 |
Release | : 2020-10-26 |
ISBN-10 | : 9780226725574 |
ISBN-13 | : 022672557X |
Rating | : 4/5 (57X Downloads) |
Download or read book From Old Regime to Industrial State written by Richard H. Tilly and published by University of Chicago Press. This book was released on 2020-10-26 with total page 337 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In From Old Regime to Industrial State, Richard H. Tilly and Michael Kopsidis question established thinking about Germany’s industrialization. While some hold that Germany experienced a sudden breakthrough to industrialization, the authors instead consider a long view, incorporating market demand, agricultural advances, and regional variations in industrial innovativeness, customs, and governance. They begin their assessment earlier than previous studies to show how the 18th-century emergence of international trade and the accumulation of capital by merchants fed commercial expansion and innovation. This book provides the history behind the modern German economic juggernaut.