The idea of work in Europe from antiquity to modern times. (2016)
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- Book
- Title:
- The idea of work in Europe from antiquity to modern times. (2016)
- Main Title:
- The idea of work in Europe from antiquity to modern times
- Further Information:
- Note: Edited by Josef Ehmer and Catharina Lis.
- Other Names:
- Ehmer, Josef, 1948-
Lis, Catharina - Contents:
- Contents: Preface; Introduction: Historical studies in perceptions of work, Catharina Lis and Josef Ehmer. Part 1 The Heritage of Antiquity: Perceptions of work in classical antiquity: a polyphonic heritage, Catharina Lis. Part 2 Work and Identities: Reading Renaissance merchants' handbooks: confronting professional ethics and social identity, Jaume Aurell; Lifting the curse: or why early modern worker autobiographers did not write about work, James S. Amelang; The attitude of Milanese society to work and commercial activities. The case of the porters and the case of the elites, Luca Mocarelli. Part 3 Representations of Work in Visual Images and in Literary Texts: The visual representation of late medieval work: patterns of context, people and action, Gerhard Jaritz; Representations of labour in late 16th-century Netherlandish prints: the secularization of the work ethic, Ilja M. Veldman; Representing women's work in early modern Italy, Peter Burke. Part 4 Perceptions of Work in Early Modern Theory: Perceptions of work in early modern economic thought. Dutch mercantilism and central European cameralism in comparative perspective, Thomas Buchner; Cultivating the landscape: the perception and description of work in 16th- to 18th-century German 'household literature' (Hausväterliteratur), Torsten Meyer; Advocating for artisans: the Abbé Pluche's Spectacle de la Nature (1732-51), Cynthia J. Koepp. Part 5 Perceptions of Work and Labour Practices: The making of wages andContents: Preface; Introduction: Historical studies in perceptions of work, Catharina Lis and Josef Ehmer. Part 1 The Heritage of Antiquity: Perceptions of work in classical antiquity: a polyphonic heritage, Catharina Lis. Part 2 Work and Identities: Reading Renaissance merchants' handbooks: confronting professional ethics and social identity, Jaume Aurell; Lifting the curse: or why early modern worker autobiographers did not write about work, James S. Amelang; The attitude of Milanese society to work and commercial activities. The case of the porters and the case of the elites, Luca Mocarelli. Part 3 Representations of Work in Visual Images and in Literary Texts: The visual representation of late medieval work: patterns of context, people and action, Gerhard Jaritz; Representations of labour in late 16th-century Netherlandish prints: the secularization of the work ethic, Ilja M. Veldman; Representing women's work in early modern Italy, Peter Burke. Part 4 Perceptions of Work in Early Modern Theory: Perceptions of work in early modern economic thought. Dutch mercantilism and central European cameralism in comparative perspective, Thomas Buchner; Cultivating the landscape: the perception and description of work in 16th- to 18th-century German 'household literature' (Hausväterliteratur), Torsten Meyer; Advocating for artisans: the Abbé Pluche's Spectacle de la Nature (1732-51), Cynthia J. Koepp. Part 5 Perceptions of Work and Labour Practices: The making of wages and attitudes towards labour in the crafts in early modern Central Europe, Reinhold Reith; Perceptions of mobile labour and migratory practices in early modern Europe, Josef Ehmer. Part 6 Discussions and Comments: Work and identity of merchants and artisans in a larger context. Comment on Jaume Aurell and James S. Amelang, Hugo Soly; Representations of labour in visual images and literary texts. Comment on Gerhard Jaritz, Ilja M. Veldman and Cynthia J. Koepp, Keith Thomas; Discourse and practice, custom a … (more)
- Publisher Details:
- Place of publication not identified : Routledge
- Publication Date:
- 2016
- Extent:
- 1 online resource (386 pages)
- Subjects:
- 331.094
Work -- Social aspects -- Europe -- History - Languages:
- English
- ISBNs:
- 9781351887984
- Related ISBNs:
- 135188798X
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