Craft Guilds in the Early Modern Low Countries: Work, Power, and Representation

ISBN-13: 9780754653394 / Angielski / Twarda / 2006 / 282 str.

Maarten Prak;Catharina Lis;Jan Lucassen

Opis

In the half millennium of their existence, guilds in the Low Countries played a highly significant role in shaping the societies of which they were a part. One key aspect that has been identified in recent historical research to explain the survival of the guilds for such a long time is the guilds' continued adaptability to changing circumstances. This idea of flexibility is the point of departure for the essays in this volume, which sheds new light on the corporate system and identifies its various features and regional variances. The contributors explore the interrelations between economic organisations and political power in late medieval and early modern towns, and address issues of gender, religion and social welfare in the context of the guilds. This cohesive and focussed volume will provide a stimulus for renewed interest and further research in this area. It will appeal to scholars and students with an interest in early modern economic, social and cultural history in particular, but will also be valuable to those researching into political, religious and gender history.

Recenzje

'The volume is a seminal contribution to several literatures, a must-read for scholars interested in the economy of early modern Europe, and filled with insights likely to influence scholars interested in a wide range of nations, topics, and time periods... this volume summarizes a wide range of insights into the economy, polity, and society of the late-medieval and early-modern Netherlands. It should be read by scholars interested in that period and scholars interested in the general relationship between institutions and economic development.' EH.NET '... the range and depth of research is invariable impressive.' Economic History Review ’This volume, drawing together recent scholarship and with a broad range of provocative summary conclusions laid out in a final chapter by two of the editors, will serve to promote as well as direct work on what were to city folk in early modern Europe institutions central to their lives.’ Bijdragen en Mededelingen betreffende de Geschiedenis der Nederlanden ’This volume represents a model to which to aspire.’ Technology and Culture ’Pionnier par de nombreux aspects, appuyé sur des archives très fournies et diverses et doté d'une bibliographie abondante [...], cet ouvrage ouvre de nombreuses pistes de recherches inédites et prometteuses.’ Annales Histoire et Sciences Sociales

Spis treści

Contents: Preface; Craft guilds in comparative perspective: the Northern and Southern Netherlands, a survey, Catharina Lis and Hugo Soly; The establishment and distribution of craft guilds in the Low Countries, 1000-1800, Bert De Munck, Piet Lourens and Jan Lucassen; Corporate politics in the Low Countries: guilds as institutions, 14th to18th centuries, Maarten Prak; Export industries, craft guilds and capitalist trajectories, 13th to 18th centuries, Catharina Lis and Hugo Soly; Dressed to work: a gendered comparison of the tailoring trades in the Northern and Southern Netherlands, 16th to 18th centuries, Harald Deceulaer and Bibi Panhuysen; Religion and social structure: religious rituals in pre-industrial trade associations in the Low Countries, Alfons K.L. Thijs; A tradition of giving and receiving: mutual aid within the guild system, Sandra Bos; Corporative capital and social representation in the Southern and Northern Netherlands, 1500-1800, Johan Dambruyne; Conclusion, Jan Lucassen and Maarten Prak; Bibliography; Indexes.

O autorze

Maarten Prak is based at Universiteit Utrecht, The Netherlands. Catharina Lis is based at Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Belgium. Jan Lucassen is based at Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, The Netherlands. Hugo Soly is based at Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Belgium.