{"product_id":"the-laboratory-of-progress-joseph-jung-9781032152271","title":"The Laboratory of Progress: Switzerland in the Nineteenth Century, Volume 2","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Laboratory of Progress: Switzerland in the 19th Century\u003c\/em\u003e tells the improbable story of how a small, backward, mountainous agricultural country with almost no raw materials became an industrial powerhouse, a hub of innovation, a touristic mecca and a pioneer in transportation - all in the course of a single century. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThat a tiny landlocked country should become a dominant steamship builder for the rest of the world; that a country that had never seen a cotton plant should become the world's second-largest textile producer; that a country with hardly any level terrain should come to boast the world's most highly developed railway network; and that a country whose main export was impoverished emigrants should be transformed into one of the world's major financial centres - these astonishing developments, among many others, are explored and explained, both through the specific stories of individual innovators and through a prescient analysis of the political, economic, societal and cultural structures that formed the context in which Switzerland's astonishing transformation took place. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe book\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003eis a compelling read both for professional historians and for general readers with an interest in Switzerland; it highlights the roles of transport networks and individual pioneers in industrial and political development.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Joseph Jung\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1032152273\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781032152271\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Routledge\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/16\/2022\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 300\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.33lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.75d","brand":"Joseph Jung","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":48136486093055,"sku":"9781032152271","price":180.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_bf6fdb86-3679-4725-a008-9204fb270a33.jpg?v=1770162981","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-laboratory-of-progress-joseph-jung-9781032152271","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}