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'Firms, Networks and Business Values is an important book. Scholars interested in business and technological change will find this account essential.' Business History
'... a carefully argued and meticulously researched comparative study of the cotton industries of Great Britain and the USA. ... The book is highly recommended. It will be of interest to both those concerned with the local and regional history of the cotton industry and those more interested in the broader issues of the course of modern industrial development.' Northern History
'This book explains industrial evolution in terms of divergence rather than of convergence. Its unique comparative perspective confers upon its great value and holds forth to other scholars a model for emulation.' Besprechungen
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"...the publication...is welcome indeed...I highly recommend this book. Rose deftly summarizes and synthesizes an impressive range of sources and, in so doing, has produced a first-rate comparative study relating to one of the crucial industries of the modern era. Upon publication, Firms, Networks, and Business Values immediately became the single best work of its kind." Journal of American History
"...a substantial piece of critical writing which succeeds in highlighting the very complex range of forces determining the different paths taken by the two industries....both a successful piece of comparative business history in its widest sense and a succesful synthesis of the literature." Dr. David Higgins EH.NET
"Mary B. Rose has written a comprehensive and thoughtful overview of the British and American cotton industries from the middle of the eighteenth century until the late twentieth century." American Historical Review
"Rose has produced a nuanced comparative picture, attuned to national differences as well as regional variations within national settings." Journal of Interdisciplinary History
"...contains an enormous amount of material brought together for readers interested in a summary of cotton textile development in the two countries... a useful overview of a vast literature." Enterprise And Society
Firms, Networks and Business Values : The British and American Cotton Industries since 1750 (Cambridge Studies in Modern Economic History)
Firms, Networks and Business Values: The British and American Cotton Industries since 1750 (Cambridge Studies in Modern Economic History),Mary B. Rose,Charles Feinstein,Patrick O'Brien,Barry Supple,Peter Temin,Gianni Toniolo,Cambridge University Press,0521782554,Agricultural Economics,Agriculture - General,Business & Economics,Business / Economics / Finance,Cotton trade,Economic History,Europe - Great Britain - General,Great Britain,History,History: World,Industries - General,Industries - Textile Industry,United States,20th century,American history: c 1800 to c 1900,American history: from c 1900 -,British & Irish history: c 1700 to c 1900,British & Irish history: from c 1900 -,Cotton trade--Great Britain--History,History / Great Britain,Manufacturing industries,North America,USA,United Kingdom, Great Britain,c 1700 to c 1800,c 1800 to c 1900
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