{"product_id":"the-business-of-time-a-global-history-of-the-watch-industry-9781526162571","title":"The Business of Time: A Global History of the","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWorld watch production today is concentrated in three countries: Switzerland, Japan and China. Former centres such as Great Britain, France, the United States and Russia saw the industrial manufacture of watches disappear from their territory during the twentieth century. How did this situation come about? \u003ci\u003eThe business of time\u003c\/i\u003e aims to answer this question by presenting the first comprehensive history of the sector. It traces the evolution and transformation of the global watch industry from the mid-nineteenth century to the present day, highlighting the conditions that enabled watch production to expand across the globe and revealing how multinational companies gradually emerged to dominate the industry.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eIntroduction\u003cbr\u003e1 The situation in the mid-nineteenth century\u003cbr\u003e2 Responding to the American challenge, 1870–90\u003cbr\u003e3 A first phase of technological and industrial diffusion, 1890–1914\u003cbr\u003e4 The transformation of the watch industry, 1914–45\u003cbr\u003e5 A first wave of foreign direct investment, 1945–70\u003cbr\u003e6 The impact of electronics, 1970–85\u003cbr\u003e7 Reorganisation of global value chains since 1985\u003cbr\u003e8 Epilogue: the world watch industry in 2017\u003cbr\u003eConclusion\u003cbr\u003eIndex\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Manchester University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51041028473175,"sku":"9781526162571","price":999.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781526162571.jpg?v=1750948665","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/the-business-of-time-a-global-history-of-the-watch-industry-9781526162571","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}