Business History articles from January 2002

Business History archives from January 2002

Balancing debt in the absence of money: Documentary credit in New South Wales, 1817-20.(Statistical Data Included)
January 1, 2002... This article provides new perspectives on how documentary credit (defined here as 'bills of exchange' and 'promissory notes') operated in the fledgling New South Wales (NSW) colony between 1817 and 1820. This period has been chosen for analysis...

Inheritance and the life-cycle of family firms in the early industrial revolution.
January 1, 2002... The Victorian era has been described as the 'age of the family firm'. (1) Family enterprises were an important source of wealth for the nineteenth-century urban middle class and business activity played a key role in accumulating, securing and...

Coalowners, coalminers and compulsion: Pit clubs in England, 1860-80.(Statistical Data Included)
January 1, 2002... Stereotyping remains more common in coalmining historiography than in almost any other branch of British business, labour and social history. The coalowners (their viewers, managers and other agents) are seen almost without exception as the...

Banking growth and industry financing in Spain during the nineteenth century.(Statistical Data Included)
January 1, 2002... The relationship between financial systems and the process of economic development has been the focus of studies and controversies for decades, and the role of savings in investment in industrial take-off has been one of the main topics of the...

The History of Insurance. (Review Article).
January 1, 2002... DAVID JENKINS and TAKAU YONEYAMA, History of Insurance (London: Pickering & Chatto, 2000: Vol. I, Fire, Pp.xxxv + 447; Vol. II, Fire, Pp.434 Vol. III, Life, Pp.387; Vol. IV, Life, Pp.446; Vol. V, Life, Pp.321; Vol. VI, Life, Pp.295; Vol. VII,...

The Professions in Early Modern England, 1450-1800: Servants of the Commonweal. (Book Reviews).
January 1, 2002... ROSEMARY O'DAY, The Professions in Early Modern England, 1450-1800: Servants of the Commonweal (Harlow, Essex: Longman, 2000. Pp.xi, 334. H/back ISBN 0 582 29264 6, [pounds sterling]35; p/back ISBN 0 582 29264 6, [pounds sterling]19.99). ...

Time and Work in England, 1750-1830. (Book Reviews).
January 1, 2002... HANS-JOACHIM VOTH, Time and Work in England, 1750-1830 (Oxford: Clarendon Press, 2000. Pp.vi + 304. H/back ISBN 0 19 924194 5, [pounds sterling]40). British industrialisation remains an enigmatic process, and here is a welcome...

Iron Shipbuilding on the Thames, 1832-1915: An Economic and Business History. (Book Reviews).
January 1, 2002... A.J. ARNOLD, Iron Shipbuilding on the Thames, 1832-1915: An Economic and Business History (Aldershot: Ashgate, 2000. Pp.vii + 198; illus.; tables. ISBN 0 7546 0252 4, [pounds sterling]49.95). During the second half of the nineteenth...

A History of Work in Britain, 1880-1950. (Books Reviews).
January 1, 2002... ARTHUR J. McIVOR, A History of Work in Britain, 1880-1950 (Basingstoke: Palgrave, 2001. Pp.xii + 276. H/back ISBN 0 333 59616 1, [pounds sterling]45; p/back ISBN 0 333 59617 X, [pounds sterling]14.99). Arthur McIvor's established work - on...

Papermaking in Eighteenth-Century France: Management, Labor, and Revolution at the Montgolfier Mill, 1761-1805. (Book Reviews).
January 1, 2002... LEONARD N. ROSENBAND, Papermaking in Eighteenth-Century France: Management, Labor, and Revolution at the Montgolfier Mill, 1761-1805 (Baltimore, MD: The Johns Hopkins University Press, 2000. Pp.xvii + 210; illus.; map. ISBN 0 8018 6392 9,...

Le monde des banquiers francais au XXe siecle. (Book Reviews).(Brief Article)
January 1, 2002... HUBERT BONIN, Le monde des banquiers francais au XXe siecle (Brussels: Editions Complexe, Elodie d'Athis, 2000. Pp.312. ISBN 2 87027 778 4, 149FF). The history of banking institutions and practices, currently less marginalised within...

Createurs et creations d'entreprises de la revolution industrielle a nos jours. (Book Reviews).(Brief Article)
January 1, 2002... JACQUES MARSEILLE (ed.), Createurs et creations d'entreprises de la revolution industrielle a nos jours (Paris: Association pour le developpment de l'histoire economique, 2000. Pp.751. ISBN 2 912912 01 6, 190 FF). Economists and economic...

The Development of Modern Spain: An Economic History of the Nineteenth and Twentieth Centuries. (Book Reviews).(Brief Article)
January 1, 2002... GABRIEL TORTELLA, The Development of Modern Spain: An Economic History of the Nineteenth and Twentieth Centuries, translated by Valerie J. Herr (Cambridge, MA and London: Harvard University Press, 2000. Pp.xvi + 528. H/back ISBN 0 674 00094 3,...

Los 100 empresarios espanoles del siglo XX. (Book Reviews).(Brief Article)
January 1, 2002... EUGENIO TORRES (ed.), Los 100 empresarios espanoles del siglo XX (Madrid: LID Editorial Empresarial, 2000. Pp.659. ISBN 84-88717-27-X, no price given). As Gabriel Tortella reminds us in his prologue to this splendid collection of 100...

The Most Valuable Asset of the Reich: A History of the German National Railway Vol.2, 1933-1945. (Book Reviews).(Brief Article)
January 1, 2002... ALFRED C. MIERZEJEWSKI, The Most Valuable Asset of the Reich: A History of the German National Railway Vol.2, 1933-1945 (Chapel Hill, NC: University of North Carolina Press, 2000. Pp.xvi + 248; illus.; maps. H/back ISBN 0 8078 25743, [pounds...

130 Years of Catching up with the West: A Comparative Perspective on Hungarian Industry, Science and Technology Policy-Making since Industrialization. (Book Reviews).(Brief Article)
January 1, 2002... PETER S. BIEGELBAUER, 130 Years of Catching up with the West: A Comparative Perspective on Hungarian Industry, Science and Technology Policy-Making since Industrialization (Aldershot: Ashgate, 2000. Pp.xiv + 250. H/back ISBN 1 84014 930 2,...

Constructing Socialism: Technology and Change in East Germany, 1945-1990. (Book Reviews).(Brief Article)
January 1, 2002... RAYMOND G. STOKES, Constructing Socialism: Technology and Change in East Germany, 1945-1990 (Baltimore, MD: The Johns Hopkins University Press, 2000. Pp.xi + 251; H/back ISBN 0 8018 6391 0, [pounds sterling]33/$42.50). When the Wall came...

An Economic History of Sweden. (Book Reviews).(Brief Article)
January 1, 2002... LARS MAGNUSSON, An Economic History of Sweden (London and New York: Routledge, 2000. Pp.xvii + 305; illus. H/back ISBN 0 415 18167 4, no price given). Magnusson's Economic History of Sweden gives us a clear picture of the development of...

IT and Business: A History of Scandinavian Airlines. (Book Reviews).(Brief Article)
January 1, 2002... JENS CHRISTENSEN, IT and Business: A History of Scandinavian Airlines (Aarhus: Aarhus University Press, 2000. Pp.440. ISBN 87 7288 820 2, no price given). There are few good examples of combining the history of civil aviation and business...

At Home on the World Markets: Dutch International Trading Companies from the 16th Century until the Present. (Book Reviews).(Brief Article)
January 1, 2002... JOOST JONKER and KEETIE SLUYTERMAN, At Home on the World Markets: Dutch International Trading Companies from the 16th Century until the Present (The Hague: Sdu Uitgevers, 2000. Pp.429; illus. ISBN 90 12 08805 4, no price given). This...

An Economic and Social History of the Netherlands, 1800-1920: Demographic, Economic and Social Transition. (Book Reviews).(Brief Article)
January 1, 2002... MICHAEL WINTLE, An Economic and Social History of the Netherlands, 1800-1920: Demographic, Economic and Social Transition (Cambridge and New York: Cambridge University Press, 2000. Pp.xv + 399; figures; tables; illus. ISBN 0 521 78295 3,...

The Malta Chamber of Commerce, 1848-1979: An Outline History of Maltese Trade. (Book Reviews).(Brief Article)
January 1, 2002... CARMEL VASSALLO, The Malta Chamber of Commerce, 1848-1979: An Outline History of Maltese Trade (Malta: Malta Chamber of Commerce, 1998. Pp.xviii + 235; appendices; illus. P/back, no ISBN, no price given). The Malta Chamber of Commerce,...

The European Corporation: Strategy, Structure and Social Science. (Book Reviews).(Brief Article)
January 1, 2002... RICHARD WHITTINGTON and MICHAEL MAYER, The European Corporation: Strategy, Structure and Social Science (Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2000. Pp.xiv + 271. ISBN 0 19 924208 9, [pounds sterling]35). From the rather uninspiring title,...

Historical Encyclopedia of American Women Entrepreneurs: 1776 to the Present. (Book Reviews).
January 1, 2002... JEANNETTE M. OPPEDISANO, Historical Encyclopedia of American Women Entrepreneurs: 1776 to the Present (Westport, CT: Greenwood Press, 2000. Pp.xii + 271; illus. ISBN 0 313 30647 8, [pounds sterling]59.50). Jeannette Oppedisano wishes to...

The Cambridge Economic History of the United States, Volume 2: The Long Nineteenth Century. (Book Reviews).
January 1, 2002... STANLEY L. ENGERMAN and ROBERT E. GALLMAN (eds.), The Cambridge Economic History of the United States, Volume 2: The Long Nineteenth Century (Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2000, Pp.x + 1021, H/back ISBN 0 521 55307 5, [pounds...

The Early Modern Atlantic Economy. (Book Reviews).(Brief Article)
January 1, 2002... JOHN J. McCUSKER and KENNETH MORGAN (eds.), The Early Modern Atlantic Economy (Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2000. Pp.xiii + 369; figures; tables. H/back ISBN 0 521 78249 X, [pounds sterling]40/$59.95). This book comprises a...

The Political Economy of American Industrialization, 1877-1900. (Book Reviews).
January 1, 2002... RICHARD FRANKLIN BENSEL, The Political Economy of American Industrialization, 1877-1900 (Cambridge, UK: Cambridge University Press, 2000. Pp.xxiii + 549; maps. H/back ISBN 0 521 77233 8, [pounds sterling]42.50 (US$64.95); p/back ISBN 0 521...

Cultures of Opposition: Jewish Immigrant Workers, New York City, 1881-1905. (Book Reviews).(Recipe)
January 1, 2002... HADASSA KOSAK, Cultures of Opposition: Jewish Immigrant Workers, New York City, 1881-1905 (New York City, NY: State University of New York Press, 2000. Pp.x + 220; illus. ISBN 0 7914 4584 4, $16.95). A long-acknowledged irony of modern US...

Taxing America: Wilbur D. Mills, Congress, and the State, 1945-1975. (Book Reviews).
January 1, 2002... JULIAN E. ZELIZER, Taxing America: Wilbur D. Mills, Congress, and the State, 1945-1975 (Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1998, p/back reprint 2001. Pp.xv + 384. H/back ISBN 0 521 62166 6, [pounds sterling]35; p/back ISBN 0 521 79544 3,...

More Than They Promised: The Studebaker Story. (Book Reviews).
January 1, 2002... THOMAS E. BONSALL, More Than They Promised: The Studebaker Story (Stanford, CA: Stanford University Press, 2000. Pp.488; illus. ISBN 08047 3586 7, [pounds sterling]27.50. As we face another round of consolidation in the global automobile...

Deregulating Telecommunications: U.S. and Canadian Telecommunications, 1840-1997. (Book Reviews).
January 1, 2002... KEVIN G. WILSON, Deregulating Telecommunications: U.S. and Canadian Telecommunications, 1840-1997 (Lanham, MD: Critical Media Studies: Institutions, Politics, and Culture. Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Inc., 2000. Pp.xvii + 309. H/back ISBN...

Selling The Work Ethic: From Puritan Pulpit to Corporate PR. (Book Reviews).
January 1, 2002... SHARON BEDER, Selling The Work Ethic: From Puritan Pulpit to Corporate PR (London: Zed Books, 2000. Pp.viii + 292. H/back ISBN 1 85649 8840. [pounds sterling]49.95; p/back ISBN 1 85649 885 9, [pounds sterling]15.95). This book casts a wide...

From Whirlwind to MITRE: The R&D Story of the SAGE Air Defense Computer. (Book Reviews).
January 1, 2002... KENT C. REDMOND and THOMAS M. SMITH, From Whirlwind to MITRE: The R&D Story of the SAGE Air Defense Computer (Cambridge, MA: MIT Press, 2000. Pp.ix + 535. H/back ISBN 0 262 18207 7, [pounds sterling]34.50). The computer hardware industry...

An Economic History of Twentieth-Century Latin America, Volume 3: Industrialization and the State in Latin America - The Postwar Years. (Book Reviews).
January 1, 2002... ENRIQUE CARDENAS, JOSE ANTONIO OCAMPO and ROSEMARY THORP (eds.), An Economic History of Twentieth-Century Latin America, Volume 3: Industrialization and the State in Latin America - The Postwar Years (Basingstoke: Palgrave, St Antony's Series,...

A History of Japanese Trade and Industry Policy. (Book Reviews).
January 1, 2002... MIKIO SUMIYA (ed.), A History of Japanese Trade and Industry Policy (Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2000, Pp.viii + 662; illus. ISBN 0 19 829251 1, [pounds sterling]60). The first thing to remark about this book is that its appearance is...

Hong Kong as an International Financial Centre: Emergence and Development. (Book Reviews).
January 1, 2002... CATHERINE R. SCHENK, Hong Kong as an International Financial Centre: Emergence and Development (London: Routledge, 2001. Pp.xiv + 203. H/back ISBN 0 415 20583 2, [pounds sterling]55). Today Hong Kong ranks as one of the leading financial...

Battles for the Standard: Bimetallism and the Spread of the Gold Standard in the Nineteenth Century. (Book Reviews).
January 1, 2002... TED WILSON, Battles for the Standard: Bimetallism and the Spread of the Gold Standard in the Nineteenth Century (Aldershot: Ashgate Publishing, 2000. Pp.ix + 200. ISBN 1 85928 436 1, [pounds sterling]40). In the later nineteenth century,...

Commercial Cultures: Economies, Practices, Spaces. (Book Reviews).
January 1, 2002... P. JACKSON, M. LOWE, D. MILLER and F. MORT (eds.), Commercial Cultures: Economies, Practices, Spaces (Oxford: Berg, 2000. Pp.vii + 284; illus. ISBN 1 85973 382 4, [pounds sterling]14.99). Jackson et al. present a collection of detailed...

Economics of International Business: A New Research Agenda. (Book Reviews).
January 1, 2002... MARK CASSON, Economics of International Business: A New Research Agenda (Cheltenham: Edward Elgar, 2000. Pp.336. ISBN 1 84064 3552, [pounds sterling]65). The research agenda for international business that Mark Casson sets out in this book...

Enterprise and Leadership: Studies on Firms, Markets and Networks. (Book Reviews).
January 1, 2002... MARK CASSON, Enterprise and Leadership: Studies on Firms, Markets and Networks (Cheltenham and Northampton, MA: Edward Elgar, 2000, Pp.x + 294. H/back ISBN 1 84064 354 4, [pounds sterling]65). This book by Mark Casson collects several...

Making the World Safe for Tourism. (Book Reviews).
January 1, 2002... PATRICIA GOLDSTONE, Making the World Safe for Tourism (New Haven, CT and London: Yale University Press 2001. Pp.xiii + 272; illus. H/back ISBN 0 300 08763 2, [pounds sterling]22.50). This is a frustrating book. It offers a tantalising array...

The Rise and Fall of State-Owned Enterprises in the Western World. (Book Reviews).
January 1, 2002... PIER ANGELO TONINELLI, The Rise and Fall of State-Owned Enterprises in the Western World (Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2000. Pp.xiii + 320. H/back ISBN 0521 78081 0, [pounds sterling]30). This book is a product of a conference...

Car Cultures. (Book Reviews).
January 1, 2002... DANIEL MILLER, Car Cultures (Oxford: Berg, 2001. Pp.224. H/back ISBN 1 85973 412 X, [pounds sterling]42.99; p/back ISBN 1 85973 407 3, [pounds sterling]14.99). The essays included in Daniel Miller's edited collection Car Cultures do...

Fashion and its Social Agendas: Class, Gender and Identity in Clothing. (Book Reviews).
January 1, 2002... DIANA CRANE, Fashion and its Social Agendas: Class, Gender and Identity in Clothing (Chicago & London: Chicago University Press, 2000. Pp.x + 294; illus.; H/back ISBN 0-226-11798-7, [pounds sterling]21). The book belongs in the genre of...