The advent of modern capitalism in France, 1770-1840 : the contribution of Pierre-Franc̜ois Tubeuf /

This is the story of one of the most dynamic entrepreneurs in modern French history. Drawing upon a wealth of archival and private documentation, Gwynne Lewis uncovers the history of Pierre-Francois Tubeuf and assesses his conntribution to the development of industry in France. Professor Lewis explo...

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Main Author:	Lewis, Gwynne
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	Oxford [England] : Oxford ; New York : Clarendon Press ; Oxford University Press, 1993.
Subjects:	Tubeuf, Pierre-François. Castries, Armand-Charles-Augustin de La Croix, > duc de, > 1756-1842. Businesspeople > France > Cévennes Mountains Region > Biography. Coal mines and mining > France > Cévennes Mountains Region > History > 18th century. Coal mines and mining > France > Cévennes Mountains Region > History > 19th century. Cévennes Mountains Region (France) > History. Capitalism > France > Cévennes Mountains Region > History > 18th century. Capitalism > France > Cévennes Mountains Region > History > 19th century. Castries, Armand-Charles-Augustin de La Croix, > duc de, > 1756-1842 Businesspeople. Capitalism. Coal mines and mining. France > Cévennes Mountains Region. Castries, Armand-Charles-Augustin de La Croix > 1756-1842 Tubeuf, Pierre-François de > ca. 18.Jh. Bergbau Industrialisierung Kapitalismus Cevennen Frankreich Ondernemers. Kolenmijnen. Kapitalisme. Cévennes Mountains (France) > Industries > History. Businessmen > France > Cévennes Mountains > Biography. Coal mines and mining > France > Cévennes Mountains > History. Capitalism > France > Cévennes Mountains > History. Tubeuf, Pierre-François de. Castries, Armand-Charles-Augustin de La Croix. 1700-1899 Coal > Mining France Biography. collective biographies. Biographies. History.
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Table of Contents:

Introduction: The Basses-Cevennes in the Mid-Eighteenth Century
Pierre-Francois Tubeuf and the Foundations of a Modern Coal-Mining Industry
The Marechal de Castries: Aristocrats and Protoindustrializers
The Impact of a Revolutionary Crisis
Revolution, Recession, and the Rights of Property-Owners
The Return of the Tubeufs: An Abortive 'Take-Off'
The Bourbon Restoration: 'Plus ca change ... '
Conclusion: 1830: The Take-off.