An Economic History of the Silk Industry, 1830 1930

by Giovanni Federico

Book Overview

An Economic History of the Silk Industry, 1830-1930, first published in 1997, is an ambitious historical analysis of the development of a major commodity. Dr Federico examines the rapid growth of the world silk industry from the early nineteenth century to the eve of the Great Depression of the 1930s. Silk production grew as a result of Western industrialisation, which in turn brought about increased incomes and thus increased demand for silk products...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0521105269
• ISBN13: 9780521105262
• Release Date: March 2009
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 276 Pages
• Weight: 0.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.0" x 9.0"