Papermaking in Eighteenth-Century France Management, Labor, and Revolution at the Montgolfier Mill, 1761-1805

• Main Author: Rosenband, Leonard N
• Format: eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Baltimore Johns Hopkins University Press 2000
• Edition: 1
• Subjects: Industrial relations; Industrial relations-France-Annonay-History; Montgolfier family; Paper industry; Paper industry-France-Annonay-History

This case study of the Montgolfier mill, adding details about technological innovation and shopfloor relations during a time of social unrest, enriches the current debate about the nature and impact of capitalism in France during the years leading up to the French Revolution.