Beginning in the late Middle Ages, and accelerating in the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries, there developed in many rural regions of Europe a domestic industry, mass-producing craft goods for distant markets. This book presents an analysis of this 'industrialization before i…
A rural place and a rural people -- Building factories in the country -- Rise of the rural-industrial workers -- Prosperous, independent rural-industrial workers -- Work and identity in the factory and at home -- Movements for equality in a time of industrial restructuring -- Co…
Long considered an urban phenomenon, industrialization also transformed the American countryside. Lou Martin weaves the narrative of how the relocation of steel and pottery factories to Hancock County, West Virginia, created a rural and small-town working class - and what that m…
Long considered an urban phenomenon, industrialization also transformed the American countryside. Lou Martin weaves the narrative of how the relocation of steel and pottery factories to Hancock County, West Virginia, created a rural and small-town working class - and what that m…
This work identifies and explains many of the issues involved in creating and managing cooperative business efforts. Leading scholars trace the history of co-operatives, describe various approaches involved, and examine the effects that c-ooperatives can have on local developmen…
Introduction: Cooperative Theory nd Its Applications for the Twenty-First Century / Christopher D. Merrett, Norman Walzer -- Understanding Cooperative Theory -- History of Cooperatives / Brett Fairbairn -- The Evolution of the Cooperative Model / Kim Zeuli -- Obstacles to Cooper…
