People and Industries |
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| Author:
| Chaloner, W. H. |
| Series title: | Routledge Library Editions: Industrial Economics Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-0-8153-7116-8 |
| Publication Date: | Feb 2018 |
| Publisher: | Routledge
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| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | USD $120.00 |
Book Description:
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Dr Chaloner considers economic history to be a branch of what the French call the historical sciences and believes that it is impossible to treat usefully of the rise, decline and metamorphosis of industries and economics without some consideration of the part played by the efforts of individual men and women in these processes. In this collection of essays, first published in 1963, he provides biographies of certain entrepreneurs, inventors and engineers together with historical...
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Dr Chaloner considers economic history to be a branch of what the French call the historical sciences and believes that it is impossible to treat usefully of the rise, decline and metamorphosis of industries and economics without some consideration of the part played by the efforts of individual men and women in these processes. In this collection of essays, first published in 1963, he provides biographies of certain entrepreneurs, inventors and engineers together with historical surveys of some vital industries.