Immigrants and the industries of London, 1500-1700
By: Lien Bich Luu.
Publisher: Ashgate; Routledge
Published: 2005
Place of publication: Aldershot, Hants, England; Burlington, VT
Language: eng
Number of pages: 366
ISBN-13: 9780754603306
Subjects: Alien labor -- Great Britain -- History; Immigrants -- England -- London -- History; Industries -- England -- London -- History; Immigranten; Arbeiders; Industrie
Description: "London in the 16th and 17th centuries was a place of phenomenal change and growth. The arrival of merchants and artisans from continental Europe prompted rapid technological development in many trades and crafts. Immigrants and the Industries of London, 1500-1700 focuses predominantly on silk weaving, beer brewing and the silver trade. It places the immigrants in the broader social and economic context of Europe at the time and explores their experience and often hostile reception in a London that was typically slow to adopt and share new skills. The author highlights how this affected the pace of progress and how, despite this, the immigrants ultimately helped create a more cosmopolitan and diverse city - one that became the workshop of the world. The lessons drawn from this early-modern wave of immigration are particularly pertinent to present-day immigration debates."--Jacket.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 323-357) and index.
Table of contents: title: Introduction : migration and the diffusion of skills; title: Trade and consumption; title: Government and the import of foreign silks; title: Immigrants in Elizabethan London; title: Reception and treatment of immigrants; title: Silk industry; title: Silver trade; title: Beer brewing; title: Conclusion : immigration in a historical perspective.; title: Introduction : migration and diffusion; title: Trade and consumption; title: Government and the establishment of foreign industries; title: Aliens in Elizabethan London; title: Reception of aliens; title: Silk industry; title: Silver trade; title: Beer-brewing; title: Immigrants & economic development : lessons from the early modern period?