{"product_id":"artisans-abroad-fabrice-bensimon-9780198835844","title":"Artisans Abroad: British Migrant Workers in Industrialising Europe, 1815-1870","description":"Between 1815 and 1870, when European industrialisation was in its infancy and Britain enjoyed a technological lead, thousands of British workers emigrated to the continent. They played a key role in several sectors, like textiles, iron, mechanics, and the railways. These men and women thereby contributed significantly to the industrial take-off in continental Europe. \u003cem\u003eArtisans Abroad\u003c\/em\u003e examines the lives and trajectories of these workers who emigrated from manufacturing centres in Britain to France, Belgium, Germany, and other countries, considering their mobilities, their culture, their politics, and their relations with the local populations. Fabrice Bensimon reminds us that the British economy was not just oriented towards the Empire and the USA, but also towards the continent, long before the European Union and Brexit, and shows the critical role played by migrant workers in the Industrial Revolution. \u003cem\u003eArtisans Abroad\u003c\/em\u003e is the first social and cultural history of this forgotten migration.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Fabrice Bensimon\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0198835841\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780198835844\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Oxford University Press, USA\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/16\/2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 304\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.50lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.10h x 6.40w x 1.40d","brand":"Fabrice Bensimon","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":44074719740159,"sku":"9780198835844","price":110.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_bbc30260-a0e9-4e0c-be39-8528bf8ff787.jpg?v=1685455379","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/artisans-abroad-fabrice-bensimon-9780198835844","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}