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A Historical Wharf: The premodern building sector as a forgotten field of study.
Journal Contribution - Journal Article
The building industry played a crucial role in economic life during the early modern period. As a sector that was good for some twenty percent of the urban economy, the industry was an important employer that touched upon many lives throughout the early modern period. Nevertheless, research concerning this important economic branch remains scarce. This historiographical review article aims at bringing together existing literature and discusses the different historiographical trends in this field of study. In doing so, it hopes to offer an interesting starting point for further research concerning construction in the pre-modern era.
Journal:  Stadsgeschiedenis (Hilversum)
ISSN: 1872-0676
Issue: 1
Volume: 9
Pages: 71-83
Publication year:2014
Keywords:Construction History, Social History, Economic History, Historiography