Anna Bull

From Peasant to Entrepreneur Anna Bull

Jacket Description/Back: The conspicuous success in Italy of a highly dynamic sector of small, rurally based manufacturing businesses has attracted a considerable amount of attention throughout both Europe and the United States in recent years. This book links this development in Italy to the processes of transformation of certain parts of the Italian countryside over the last hundred years and argues that the involvement of peasant families with both agricultural and industrial employment - a constant of the situation before the First World War - produced an entrepreneurial spirit that was subsequently reflected in the development of rural industries. This study will be of particular interest to students of contemporary Italian history, but will also be of interest to those concerned with the more general question of the transformation of agricultural societies in the face of industrialisation. Review Quotes: ..." an important study." --"Business History ..." this book should prove of interest not just to economists concerned with the somewhat unusual patterns of Italian economic development, but also to political scientists, historians, and sociologists." --"Modern Italy "This impressive case study is a welcome addition to the body of literature on the origins and nature of the 'Third Italy' "--"ItalyReview Quotes: ..." an important study." --"Business History" ..." this book should prove of interest not just to economists concerned with the somewhat unusual patterns of Italian economic development, but also to political scientists, historians, and sociologists." --"Modern Italy" "This impressive case study is a welcome addition to the body of literature on the origins and nature of the 'Third Italy' "--"Italy"Review Quotes: .,." an important study." --"Business History" .,." this book should prove of interest not just to economists concerned with the somewhat unusual patterns of Italian economic development, but also to political scientists, historians, and sociologists." --"Modern Italy" "This impressive case study is a welcome addition to the body of literature on the origins and nature of the 'Third Italy' "--"Italy"Marc Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 165-171) and index. Publisher Marketing: The conspicuous success in Italy of a highly dynamic sector of small, rurally based manufacturing businesses has attracted a considerable amount of attention throughout both Europe and the US in recent years. This book links this development in Italy to the processes of transformation of certain parts of the Italian countryside over the last hundred years, and argues that the involvement of peasant families with both agricultural and industrial employment - a constant of the situation before the First World War - produced an entrepreneurial spirit that was subsequently reflected in the development of rural industries. This study will be of particular interest to students of contemporary Italian history, but will also be of interest to those concened with the more general question of the transformation of agricultural societies in the face of industrialization.

Contributor Bio:  Bull, Anna Bull is Professor of Italian Studies at the University of Bath. Contributor Bio:  Cento Bull, Anna Anna Cento Bull is Professor of Italian Studies, and Mark Gilbert is Lecturer in Italian Politics, both at the University of Bath.