Hugo Soly

De Antwerpse onderneemster Anna Janssens en de economische boom na de vrede Cateau-Cambrésis (1559).

De Antwerpse onderneemster Anna Janssens en de economische boom na de vrede van Cateau-Cambrésis, 1559

Catharina Lis

In the half millennium of their existence, guilds in the Low Countries played a highly significant role in shaping the societies of which they were a part. One key aspect that has been identified in recent historical research to explain the survival of the guilds for such a long time is the guilds' continued adaptability to changing circumstances. This idea of flexibility is the point of departure for the essays in this volume, which sheds new light on the corporate system and identifies its various features and regional variances. The contributors explore the interrelations between economic organisations and political power in late medieval and early modern towns, and address issues of gender, religion and social welfare in the context of the guilds. This cohesive and focussed volume will provide a stimulus for renewed interest and further research in this area. It will appeal to scholars and students with an interest in early modern economic, social and cultural history in particular, but will also be valuable to those researching into political, religious and gender history.

Work, Power, and Representation

Craft Guilds in the Early Modern Low Countries

Jan Lucassen

This volume examines a wide variety of collective and organized labour movements in what is arguably a distinct period in labour history. The approach is a comparative one, looking particularly at the United Kingdom, Germany, France and the Low Countries, but also at Western Europe in general.

Wage Earners and Collective Action in Europe, 1300-1850

Before the Unions

Rijksuniversiteit. Seminaries voor geschiedenis

een voorlopige balans/ H. Soly

De Grote heksenjacht in West-Europa, 1560-1650

In Worthy Efforts Catharina Lis and Hugo Soly offer an innovative approach to the history of perceptions and representations of work in Europe throughout Classical Antiquity and the medieval and early modern periods.

Worthy Efforts: Attitudes to Work and Workers in Pre-Industrial Europe

Bert De Munck

Steven L. Kaplan

Apprenticeship or vocational training is a subject of lively debate. Economic historians tend to see apprenticeship as a purely economic phenomenon, as an 'incomplete contract' in need of legal and institutional enforcement mechanisms. The contributors to this volume have adopted a broader perspective. They regard learning on the shop floor as a complex social and cultural process, to be situated in an ever-changing historical context. The results are surprising. The authors convincingly show that research on apprenticeship and learning on the shop floor is intimately associated with migration patterns, family economy and household strategies, gender perspectives, urban identities and general educational and pedagogical contexts.

Historical Perspectives on Apprenticeship

Learning on the Shop Floor

Hugo Soly

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