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The advent of modern capitalism in France, 1770-1840 : the contribution of Pierre-Franc̜ois Tubeuf
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Lewis, Gwynne, Author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Businesspeople--Biography--18th century--France--Câevennes Mountains Region.
- Businesspeople.
- Coal mines and mining--History--19th century--France--Câevennes Mountains Region.
- Coal mines and mining.
- Coal mines and mining--History--18th century--Câevennes Mountains Region--France.
- Capitalism--History--19th century--Câevennes Mountains Region--France.
- Capitalism.
- Capitalism--History--France--Câevennes Mountains Region.
- Tubeuf, Pierre-François.
- Castries, Armand-Charles-Augustin de La Croix, duc de, 1756-1842.
- Castries, Armand-Charles-Augustin de La Croix.
- Cévennes Mountains Region (France)--History.
- Cévennes Mountains Region (France).
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (vii, 339 p.) : ill., maps.
- Place of Publication:
- Oxford : Clarendon, 1993.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- This is the story of one of the most dynamic entrepreneurs in modern French history. Gwynne Lewis uncovers the history of Pierre-Francois Tubeuf and assesses his contribution to the development of industry in France. Also discussed is Tubeuf's greatest rival, the Marechal de Castries.
- Notes:
- Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph
- Description based on print version record.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
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