{"product_id":"9780854969524","title":"Contest for Control : Metal Industries in Sheffield, Solingen, Remscheid and Eskilstuna during Industrialisation","description":"\u003cstrong\u003eContest for Control\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor(s): Lars Magnusson\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis study of a specific industry's survival and growth in three countries is a useful resource for research on industrial development in 19th century Europe.  Presenting the history of three major cutlery districts in Western Europe during the 19th century - Sheffield in England, Bergische land (Solingen and Remscheid) in Germany, and Eskilstuna in Sweden - the author focuses on each region's industrial development in relation to its socio-cultural context.  This work challenges the flexible specialisation thesis often used to explain the seeming persistence of small-scale and decentralised production within the cutlery industry since the 19th century, and argues that growing businesses had to develop competitive strategies for control over important resources.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eReview(s):\u003cbr\u003e“Theoretical considerations and historical data are blended with great skill in this study, which will take its place as a major contribution to the \u003ci\u003e'industry before industrialisation\u003c\/i\u003e' debate.” —\u003ci\u003eBusiness History\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eISBN:  9780854969524\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e ","brand":"Berg Publishers","offers":[{"title":"Hardback","offer_id":40597433221326,"sku":"9780854969524","price":150.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/pickwickbookshop.com\/products\/9780854969524","provider":"Pickwick Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}