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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1921 edition. Excerpt: ... chapter ii his ancestors The history of the Stinnes family reflects a century's development of the RhineWestphalian industrial section, and with it of German economic history. The German development from the eighteenth to the nineteenth century was marked by political dissension, cramped economic conditions, small scale production, and petty politics among the guilds. But it was not long before the waves of political and economic upheaval swept over the country from the west, while technical advances in science and manufacture were making their first appearance in obscure workshops and laboratories. Despite the system of small states, the Rhine-Ruhr district was already an economic unity at the beginning of the nineteenth century. Coal, iron, and water transportation formed the basis of industrial development. Steel from the famous Berg district, woolen goods from the manufacturing centres, silks and linens from the industrial centres of the Rhine were known in every country. To this day the saws of Remscheid, the locks of Velbert, the rivets of Altena, and the steel-ware of Solingen, have a traditional reputation throughout the world. The northwestern part of Germany was the logical place for the development of industrial leaders. Krupp, Thyssen, Kirdorf, Haniel, and Stinnes, all developed into captains of industry with the aid of coal and iron. Their opponents, the most important representatives of modern socialism, also grew up in this region. Karl Marx was born in Treves, at the junction of the Saar and the Rhine, Frederick Engels hails from the thriving Wupper valley, Bebel's cradle stood in the suburbs of Cologne, and Lassalle, coming from the eastern part of Germany, reached the height of his career in the Rhine district. In the...
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- EditoreTheClassics.us
- Data di pubblicazione2013
- ISBN 10 1230458875
- ISBN 13 9781230458878
- RilegaturaCopertina flessibile
- Numero di pagine24
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