Description: This comparative study of the European history of apprenticeship offers a comprehensive picture of occupational training before the Industrial Revolution.
Brief description: Patrick Wallis is Professor of Economic History at the London School of Economics and Political Science. His many publications include Medicine and the Market in England and Its Colonies, c. 1450-c. 1850 (2007), co-edited with Mark S. R. Jenner, and he currently edits the Economic History Review.
Review Quotes: 'A very interesting work, which will be devoured by all who have an interest in early modern history.' Translated from Aktief