Hey all,
for some work in another discipline I am interested in the history of how work was organized in Europe, roughly from the late Middle Ages to the 1800s or so. More specifically, what the formal and informal organization of workplaces like workshops, farms etc. was like, what the guiding laws and principles were and what role different organizations like guilds played. I have questions like to what extent workshops were hierarchically organized, how extensive the hierarchical relation between masters and apprentices was, what role the family played in organizing workplaces, how the guild system was organized etc.
However, I'm having trouble finding academic works on this topic. Maybe I am searching for the wrong terms or something. The only thing I did find was By the Sweat of Thy Brow by Kranzberg and Gies which was very interesting although a little too superficial and perhaps outdated? After all, it was published in 1975. So, any help in finding more sources on this would be much appreciated.
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