Matthias van Rossum (International Institute of Social History and University of Leiden, the Netherlands), Jeannette Kam
Early modern globalization was built on a highly labour intensive infrastructure. This book looks at the millions of workers who were needed to operate the ships, ports, store houses, forts and factories crucial to local and global exchange. These sailors, soldiers, craftsmen and slaves were crucial to globalization but were also confronted with the process of globalization themselves. They were often migrants who worked, directly or indirectly, for trading companies, merchants and producers that tried to discipline and control their labour force.
The contributors to this volume...
Early modern globalization was built on a highly labour intensive infrastructure. This book looks at the millions of workers who were needed to ope...
Matthias van Rossum (International Institute of Social History and University of Leiden, the Netherlands), Jeannette Kam
Early modern globalization was built on a highly labour intensive infrastructure. This book looks at the millions of workers who were needed to operate the ships, ports, store houses, forts and factories crucial to local and global exchange. These sailors, soldiers, craftsmen and slaves were crucial to globalization but were also confronted with the process of globalization themselves. They were often migrants who worked, directly or indirectly, for trading companies, merchants and producers that tried to discipline and control their labour force.
The contributors to this volume...
Early modern globalization was built on a highly labour intensive infrastructure. This book looks at the millions of workers who were needed to ope...
