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Shipbuilders of the Venetian Arsenal offers new evidence on the ways in which large, state-run manufacturing operations furthered the industrialization process, as well as on the extent of workers' influence on the social dynamics of the early modern European city.

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A little gem, superbly crafted and well-written... Davis has certainly achieved his aim in describing and explaining the Venetian Arsenal and its workers with a competency that makes it well worth the price. Northern Mariner This is social history at its best and an important, original contribution to the history of Venice. Not only does it shed much new light on a large segment of the Venetian working class, but it also adds to our understanding of the Venetian system of government's legendary stability and shrewd management of potentially disruptive forces. Journal of Economic History Davis skillfully describes the arsenalotti and their world, using a wealth of manuscript and secondary materials. Sixteenth Century Journal

Table of Contents

List of Illustrations and Tables
Acknowledgments
Introduction: Workers in the Factory of Marvels
1. Formation and Nature of the Arsenal Workforce
2. The Arsenal Worker Managers
3. The Community of the Arsenalotti
4. Arsenalotti as Agents of Disorder in Venice
5. The Civic Role of the Arsenalotti in Venetian Society
Appendix 1: Suppliche in Venice
Appendix 2: Organization of the Arsenal Workforce in the Mid-1600s
Notes
Bibliography
Index

Shipbuilders of the Venetian Arsenal

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      Publisher Johns Hopkins University Press
      Published 2/16/2007 12:00:00 AM
      ISBN-13 9780801886256
      978-0801886256
      ISBN-10 0801886252
      Also in:
      Ships and boats: general interest

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      Shipbuilders of the Venetian Arsenal offers new evidence on the ways in which large, state-run manufacturing operations furthered the industrialization process, as well as on the extent of workers' influence on the social dynamics of the early modern European city.

      Trade Review
      A little gem, superbly crafted and well-written... Davis has certainly achieved his aim in describing and explaining the Venetian Arsenal and its workers with a competency that makes it well worth the price. Northern Mariner This is social history at its best and an important, original contribution to the history of Venice. Not only does it shed much new light on a large segment of the Venetian working class, but it also adds to our understanding of the Venetian system of government's legendary stability and shrewd management of potentially disruptive forces. Journal of Economic History Davis skillfully describes the arsenalotti and their world, using a wealth of manuscript and secondary materials. Sixteenth Century Journal

      Table of Contents

      List of Illustrations and Tables
      Acknowledgments
      Introduction: Workers in the Factory of Marvels
      1. Formation and Nature of the Arsenal Workforce
      2. The Arsenal Worker Managers
      3. The Community of the Arsenalotti
      4. Arsenalotti as Agents of Disorder in Venice
      5. The Civic Role of the Arsenalotti in Venetian Society
      Appendix 1: Suppliche in Venice
      Appendix 2: Organization of the Arsenal Workforce in the Mid-1600s
      Notes
      Bibliography
      Index

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