Artisans in Europe, 1300-1914
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Artisans in Europe, 1300-1914
（New approaches to European history）
Cambridge University Press, 2000
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Includes bibliographical references and index
Description and Table of Contents
Description
This book is a survey of the history of work in general and of European urban artisans in particular, from the late middle ages to the era of industrialization. Unlike traditional histories of work and craftsmen, this book offers a multi-faceted understanding of artisan experience situated in the artisans' culture. It treats economic and institutional topics, but also devotes considerable attention to the changing ideologies of work, the role of government regulation in the world of work, the social history of craftspeople, the artisan in rebellion against the various authorities in his world, and the ceremonial and leisure life of artisans. Women, masters, journeymen, apprentices, and non-guild workers all receive substantial treatment. The book concludes with a chapter on the nineteenth century, examining the transformation of artisan culture, exploring how and why the early modern craftsman became the industrial wage-worker, mechanic or shopkeeper of the modern age.
Table of Contents
- Introduction
- 1. The meaning of work
- 2. The craft economy
- 3. The artisanal workplace
- 4. Authority and resistance: artisans in the polity
- 5. Authority and resistance: masters and journeymen
- 6. Communities
- 7. Ceremonies, festivals, taverns, and games
- 8. Epilogue: artisans in the era of industrial capitalism.
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