Polish Lace Makers
Polish Lace Makers

Author: Anna Sznajder

Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield

Published: 2019-10-15

Total Pages: 335

ISBN-13: 1498584322

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AnnaSznajder centers this ethnography of gendered creative practice in the lace-making community of Bobowa, Poland. Grounded in rural gender studies and feminist epistemology, Polish Lace Makers: Gender, Heritage, and Identity is a pivotal historical and modern account of the social and economic behaviors of entrepreneurial craftswomen tasked with preserving the originality and symbolic value of lace. Sznajder traces the evolving work strategies and occupational identities of this community from the early 19th nineteenth century up to the modern day, outlining the challenges of World War II, communist rule, and socialist Poland. The case studies included in this account are emulative of the larger struggle of female entrepreneurs to self-manage, innovate, create, and provide for themselves and their families. This book is recommended for scholars of anthropology, sociology, gender studies, and European studies.

Artisans Abroad
Artisans Abroad

Author: Fabrice Bensimon

Publisher: Oxford University Press

Published: 2023

Total Pages: 301

ISBN-13: 0198835841

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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 USA, 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.

The Grove Encyclopedia of Decorative Arts
The Grove Encyclopedia of Decorative Arts

Author: Gordon Campbell

Publisher: Oxford University Press

Published: 2006-11-09

Total Pages: 1277

ISBN-13: 0195189485

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The Grove Encyclopedia of Decorative Arts covers thousands of years of decorative arts production throughout western and non-western culture. With over 1,000 entries, as well as hundreds drawn from the 34-volume Dictionary of Art, this topical collection is a valuable resource for those interested in the history, practice, and mechanics of the decorative arts. Accompanied by almost 100 color and more than 500 black and white illustrations, the 1,290 pages of this title include hundreds of entries on artists and craftsmen, the qualities and historic uses of materials, as well as concise definitions on art forms and style. Explore the works of Alvar Aalto, Charles and Ray Eames, and the Wiener Wekstatte, or delve into the history of Navajo blankets and wing chairs in thousands of entries on artists, craftsmen, designers, workshops, and decorative art forms.

The Life of George Ranken Askwith, 1861–1942
The Life of George Ranken Askwith, 1861–1942

Author: Alison Heath

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2015-10-06

Total Pages: 296

ISBN-13: 1317320050

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George Ranken Askwith was a key figure in the development of British industrial relations. This new biography is based on a wide range of archival sources including government records, newspaper articles, Askwith’s personal correspondence and his wife’s private diaries.

A Centenary History of Nottingham
A Centenary History of Nottingham

Author: J. V. Beckett

Publisher:

Published: 1997

Total Pages: 634

ISBN-13:

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This major new study of Nottingham over the past one thousand years is the most comprehensive account of the city's development ever produced. Nottingham's past is studied from its Anglo-Saxon origins to the modern industrial and commercial centre of the late twentieth century.

The Cotton and Textile Industry: Innovation and Maturity
The Cotton and Textile Industry: Innovation and Maturity

Author: John F. Wilson

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2021-01-28

Total Pages: 85

ISBN-13: 0429680457

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This shortform book presents key peer-reviewed research on industrial history. In selecting and contextualising this volume, the editors address how the field of textile history has evolved. Themes covered include entrepreneurial, technological and labour history, whilst the book highlights the strategic and social consequences of innovations in the history of this key UK sector. Of interest to business and economic historians, this shortform book also provides analysis and illustrative case studies that will be valuable reading across the social sciences.

Wearing the Trousers
Wearing the Trousers

Author: Don Chapman

Publisher: Amberley Publishing Limited

Published: 2017-09-15

Total Pages: 531

ISBN-13: 144566951X

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The story of women's liberation as told by their changing dress – in the public gaze and in private