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Moving skills, moving ideas – migrant glassworkers in 17th–19th-century Estonia.
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Post-Medieval Archaeology . Nov2023, Vol. 57 Issue 3, p390-408. 19p. - Publication Year :
- 2023
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Abstract
- This paper uncovers previously unstudied patterns of interregional movement and life histories of migrant glassworkers in 17th-19th-century Estonia. Using material and archival traces of 1,231 individuals associated with glassworking or production sites, workers’ lives are followed from childhood to old age. Guild-based division of skilled professions restricted access to positions within the glass industry to the enserfed locals, leading to a constant demand for foreign labour until the 1840s. The Wentzell, Hagen, and Runge families of the migrant-led industry are presented as case studies. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
- Subjects :
- *ARCHIVAL materials
*GLASS industry
*IMMIGRANTS
*OLD age
*MIGRANT labor
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Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 00794236
- Volume :
- 57
- Issue :
- 3
- Database :
- Academic Search Index
- Journal :
- Post-Medieval Archaeology
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 175487411
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1080/00794236.2023.2286300