The path not taken : French industrialization in the age of revolution, 1750-1830 / Jeff Horn.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Horn, Jeff (Historian)

Series:

Transformations (M.I.T. Press)

Transformations

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Industrialization--France--History--18th century.

Industrialization.

Industrialization--France--History--19th century.

Industrialization--England--History--18th century.

Industrialization--England--History--19th century.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (396 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Cambridge, Mass. : MIT Press, c2006.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Arguing that - contrary to Anglocentric accounts - French industrialization was not a failed imitation of the laissez-faire British model, but the product of a distinctive industrial policy that over the long-term led to prosperity comparable to Britain's, this text offers a comparison between the two approaches.

Contents:

Intro

Acknowledgments

1 Divergence, Convergence, and the French Path to Industrial Development after 1750

2 A Brave New World of Work: The Reform of the Corporations and the Lettres-Patentes of May 1779

3 Foreign Policy as Industrial Policy: The Anglo-French Commercial Treaty of 1786

4 The Other "Great Fear": Labor Relations, Industrialization, and Revolution

5 La patrie en danger: Industrial Policy in the Year II

6 From Allard to Chaptal: The Search for an Institutional Formula for French Industrialization, 1791-1804

7 Facing Up to English Industrial Dominance: Industrial Policy from the Empire to the July Revolution, 1805-1830

8 Coalitions and Competition: Entrepreneurs and Workers React to the New Industrial Environment

9 Chaptal's Legacy in a Niche Industry

Notes

Bibliography

Maps

Index.

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

OCLC-licensed vendor bibliographic record.

Includes bibliographical references (p. [347]-371) and index.

ISBN:

1-282-09783-0

9786612097836

0-262-27570-8

1-4294-1611-4

OCLC:

76823444