Binding: Hardcover
Description: Between 1815 and 1870, when European industrialisation was in its infancy and Britain enjoyed a technological lead thousands of British workers emigrated to the continent. They played a key role in several sectors like textiles iron mechanics and the railways. These men and women thereby contributed significantly to the industrial take - off in continental Europe. Artisans Abroad examines the lives and trajectories of these workers who emigrated from manufacturing centres in Britain to France Belgium Germany and other countries considering their mobilities their culture their politics and their relations with the local populations. Fabrice Bensimon reminds us that the British economy was not just oriented towards the Empire and the US a but also towards the continent long before the European Union and Brexit and shows the critical role played by migrant workers in the Industrial Revolution. Artisans Abroad is the first social and cultural history of this forgotten migration.
Title: Artisans Abroad British Migrant Workers In Industrialising Europe 1815 - 1870
Author(s): Bensimon Fabrice (Historian Of The Nineteenth Century Professor In British History Sorbonne Universite)
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Barcode: 9780198835844
Pages: 304 Pages, 70 Black And White Illustrations/Maps/Tables
Publication Date: 5/16/2023
Category: Industrialisation & Industrial History