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oapen-20.500.12657-748272023-08-03T17:59:41Z Chapter The œconomia of iron and steel: Material transformations, manual skills, and technical improvement in early modern Sweden Jansson, Måns Rydén, Göran Iron & Steel Skill & Knowledge Nature Technology Markets bic Book Industry Communication::J Society & social sciences::JH Sociology & anthropology::JHB Sociology Sweden was a major exporter of iron during the early-modern period, but there was also an important domestic steelmaking. We analyse the Swedish iron and steel trade in a long perspective in a European context. Our approach departs from recent discussions on industrial and scientific developments, in which the spheres of “Hand” and “Mind” are brought together, and where artisanal skills and natural resources are highlighted. We emphasise how the migration of people, and movements of materials and knowledge, influenced a process of gradual change. A key feature was the ongoing interactions between working people and educated savants. Our conclusion points to the perseverance of artisanal skills well into the nineteenth century, but also towards new links between work, technology, and markets. 2023-08-03T15:02:58Z 2023-08-03T15:02:58Z 2023 chapter ONIX_20230803_9791221500929_23 9791221500929 https://library.oapen.org/handle/20.500.12657/74827 eng Datini Studies in Economic History application/pdf Attribution 4.0 International 9791221500929-15.pdf https://books.fupress.com/doi/capitoli/979-12-215-0092-9_15 Firenze University Press L’economia della conoscenza: innovazione, produttività e crescita economica nei secoli XIII-XVIII / The knowledge economy: innovation, productivity and economic growth, 13th to 18th century 10.36253/979-12-215-0092-9.15 10.36253/979-12-215-0092-9.15 bf65d21a-78e5-4ba2-983a-dbfa90962870 9f9bbbdd-c500-4575-9865-db2693689bc1 9791221500929 3 26 Florence open access
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Sweden was a major exporter of iron during the early-modern period, but there was also an important domestic steelmaking. We analyse the Swedish iron and steel trade in a long perspective in a European context. Our approach departs from recent discussions on industrial and scientific developments, in which the spheres of “Hand” and “Mind” are brought together, and where artisanal skills and natural resources are highlighted. We emphasise how the migration of people, and movements of materials and knowledge, influenced a process of gradual change. A key feature was the ongoing interactions between working people and educated savants. Our conclusion points to the perseverance of artisanal skills well into the nineteenth century, but also towards new links between work, technology, and markets.
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