"For some time to come, this book will guarantee that the knowledge of
German industrialization and the latest information on German research
will be much improved and up to date abroad." For some time to come,
this book will guarantee that the knowledge of German industrialization
and the latest information on German research will be much improved and
up to date abroad." - Vierteljarschrift für Sozial und
Wirtschaftsgeschichte "The data . . . collected is so impressive, and
the economic history so difficult to master, that most [scholars] will
need this book on theirshelves." - Eric Dorn Brose, Drexel University "
. . . an outstanding primer on the 19th Century German economy . . .
professors and graduate students will certainly profit from the wealth
of statistical data assembled from classic and current studies. . .there
are many ways to read this insightful, well-crafted book [that]
deserves a wide readership." - German History In the 19th Century,
economic growth was accompanied by large-scale structural change, known
as industrialization, which fundamentally affected western societies.
Even though industrialization is on the wane in some advanced economies
and we are experiencing substantial structural changes again, the causes
and consequences of these changes are inextricably linked with earlier
industrialization.This means that understanding 19th Century
industrialization helps us understand problems of contemporary economic
growth. There is no recent study on economic developments in 19th
Century Germany. So this concise volume, written specifically with
students of German and economic history in mind, will prove to be most
valuable, not least because of its wealth of statistical data. Toni
Pierenkemper is Professor of Economic and Social History at the
University of Cologne. Richard Tilly is Emeritus Professor of Economic
and Social History at the University of Münster.
