{"product_id":"a-distinctive-industrialization-cotton-in-barcelona-1728-1832-paperback-9780521522625","title":"A Distinctive Industrialization; Cotton in Barcelona 1728–1832 (Paperback) 9780521522625","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eA Distinctive Industrialization\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eCotton in Barcelona 1728–1832\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThis book, first published in 1992, is a study of the development of Barcelona's cotton industry, bridging the 'pre-industrial' and early 'industrial' periods.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eJ. K. J. Thomson (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780521522625, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback, published 13 November 2003\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e368 pages\u003cbr\u003e22.9 x 15.3 x 2.2 cm, 0.572 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e' … the book will appeal to a broad range of scholars interested in various aspects of the industrialization process.'  Pamela Radcliff, Journal of Modern History\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eThis book, first published in 1992, is a study of the development of Barcelona's cotton industry from its origins in calico-printing in 1728 to its introduction of steampower in 1832. It thus describes the experiences of the leading industry of the city, and one which provides the only Mediterranean exception to the tendency of early industrialization to be concentrated in northern Europe. The book bridges the 'pre-industrial' and early 'industrial' periods, offering answers to such questions as: what caused 'merchant capital' to move into industrial investment? what were the links between 'pre-industrial' industrial activity and industrialization proper? is it apt to refer to the economic changes of these years as an 'industrial revolution'? should industrialization be studied on a regional or a national basis? A further purpose is to provide an interpretation of the characteristics of the Catalan economy and of its relationship to that of Spain as a whole thereby contributing to the understanding of the 'Catalan question'.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eList of maps\u003cbr\u003e List of tables\u003cbr\u003e Acknowledgements\u003cbr\u003e Abbreviations, languages, measures and monetary exchanges\u003cbr\u003e 1. Introduction\u003cbr\u003e 2. Catalan industry in the 'long term'\u003cbr\u003e 3. The establishment of calico-printing in Barcelona\u003cbr\u003e 4. Why did merchant capital move into the industry in the 1740s?\u003cbr\u003e 5. The development of the industry in the 1750s and 1760s: adaptation to the requirements of 'merchant capital'\u003cbr\u003e 6. The industry at its height, 1768–86, with investment in it as common as in drapers' shops\u003cbr\u003e 7. Spinning\u003cbr\u003e 8. The crisis of the fábrica: the industry from 1787 to 1832\u003cbr\u003e 9. The Bonaplata mill and Catalan industrialization\u003cbr\u003e Bibliography\u003cbr\u003e Index.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Economic history [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Economic history\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Economic%20history%20%5BKCZ%5D%22\"\u003eKCZ\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Cambridge University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46005641806104,"sku":"9780521522625","price":31.89,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/products\/9780521522625i_6bbf7805-550d-4943-875f-de2538319624.jpg?v=1691383654","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/a-distinctive-industrialization-cotton-in-barcelona-1728-1832-paperback-9780521522625","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}