The Laboratory of Progress : Switzerland in the Nineteenth Century, Volume 1 Paperback / softback
by Joseph (University of Fribourg, Switzerland) Jung
Part of the Routledge Studies in Modern European History series
Paperback / softback
Description
The Laboratory of Progress: Switzerland in the 19th Century tells the improbable story of how a small, backward, mountainous agricultural country with almost no raw materials became an industrial powerhouse, a hub of innovation, a touristic mecca and a pioneer in transportation – all in the course of a single century.
That a tiny landlocked country should become a dominant steamship builder for the rest of the world; that a country that had never seen a cotton plant should become the world’s second-largest textile producer; that a country with hardly any level terrain should come to boast the world’s most highly developed railway network; and that a country whose main export was impoverished emigrants should be transformed into one of the world’s major financial centres – these astonishing developments, among many others, are explored and explained, both through the specific stories of individual innovators and through a prescient analysis of the political, economic, societal and cultural structures that formed the context in which Switzerland’s astonishing transformation took place.
The book is a compelling read both for professional historians and for general readers with an interest in Switzerland; it highlights the roles of transport networks and individual pioneers in industrial and political development.
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- Format:Paperback / softback
- Pages:286 pages, 5 Tables, black and white; 5 Line drawings, black and white; 34 Halftones, black and whit
- Publisher:Taylor & Francis Ltd
- Publication Date:27/05/2024
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- ISBN:9781032152264
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Pre-Order
- Format:Paperback / softback
- Pages:286 pages, 5 Tables, black and white; 5 Line drawings, black and white; 34 Halftones, black and whit
- Publisher:Taylor & Francis Ltd
- Publication Date:27/05/2024
- Category:
- ISBN:9781032152264
