This title was first published in 2001. A comparative sociological examination of artisans, exploring historical examples and theoretical references to the stra

Examines the debate over the potential reestablishment of guilds that occurred inside and outside the French government from 1776 to 1821.

The twenty-seven articles presented in this volume mark the first stage of an international research project set up after the comprehensive reorganization of th

In 1850 the Industrial Revolution came to an end. In 1851 the Great Exhibition illustrated to the whole world the supremacy of industrial England. For the next