Merchants, Markets, and Manufacture

The English wool textile industries in the Industrial Revolution have been well served by their economic historians, in particular by Julia Mann and R. G. Wilson. Both, Wilson especially, have drawn attention to the vital role played by the merchant class in the development of production. But the essential narrative of most accounts has remained that of technological and structural change, with the role of merchant and marketing taking something of a back seat. In this book, John Smail seeks to modify that picture, shifting attention away from consumption demands and production "breakthroughs" and recasting the starring role from innovator to marketeer

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