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The Political Economy of Shopkeeping in Milan, 1886-1922
Paperback / softback
Main Details
Title |
The Political Economy of Shopkeeping in Milan, 1886-1922
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Authors and Contributors |
By (author) Jonathan Morris
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Series | Past and Present Publications |
Physical Properties |
Format:Paperback / softback | Pages:332 | Dimensions(mm): Height 215,Width 138 |
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Category/Genre | Economic history |
ISBN/Barcode |
9780521893848
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Classifications | Dewey:381.1094521 |
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Audience | Professional & Vocational | |
Illustrations |
21 Tables, unspecified; 44 Line drawings, unspecified
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Publishing Details |
Publisher |
Cambridge University Press
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Imprint |
Cambridge University Press
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Publication Date |
9 May 2002 |
Publication Country |
United Kingdom
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Description
This book analyzes the business, geography and politics of shopkeeping in Milan between 1886 and 1922. The author studies the trades, techniques, tax structure and topography of the Milanese retail sector, addresses questions relating to petit bourgeois identity, and explains why shopkeepers were to be found on the political right in the years that led up to the Fascist takeover. This is the first full-scale study of any aspect of the experience of the Italian petite bourgeoisie in the pre-Fascist period.
Reviews'... provides a wealth of information not just on shopkeeping , but on local government, socialism and the Italian cooperative movement. Morris's book - exhaustively researched and excellently produced - shows us for the first time, the difficult, tortured and contradictory road towards some sort of shopkeeper unity and self-identity.' John Foot, Association for the Study of Modern Italy
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