1.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910779679203321

Autore

Alkon Paul K (Paul Kent)

Titolo

Science fiction before 1900 : imagination discovers technology / / Paul K. Alkon

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New York : , : Routledge, , 2002

ISBN

1-134-98056-6

0-203-76087-5

1-299-48050-0

1-134-98049-3

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (192 p.)

Collana

Genres in context

Disciplina

809.3/876

Soggetti

Science fiction - History and criticism

Fantasy fiction - History and criticism

Science fiction

Fantasy fiction

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

"First Routledge paperback edition 2002"--T.p. verso.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Cover; SCIENCE FICTION BEFORE 1900; Title Page; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; Preface; Chronoloqy; Chapter 1 AShort History of the Future; Chapter 2 England: New Viewpoints; Chapter 3 France: Technophilia; Chapter 4 America: Technophobia; Notes and References; Bibliographic Essay; Recommended Titles; Index

Sommario/riassunto

Paul Alkon analyzes several key works that mark the most significant phases in the early evolution of science fiction, including Frankenstein, Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea, A Connecticut Yankee in King arthur's Court and The Time Machine. He places the work in context and discusses the genre and its relation to other kinds of literature.



2.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910483778303321

Titolo

Companies and Entrepreneurs in the History of Spain : Centuries Long Evolution in Business since the 15th century / / edited by María Vázquez-Fariñas, Pedro Pablo Ortúñez-Goicolea, Mariano Castro-Valdivia

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Cham : , : Springer International Publishing : , : Imprint : Palgrave Macmillan, , 2021

ISBN

9783030613181

3030613186

Edizione

[1st ed. 2021.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (xii, 233 pages) : illustrations

Collana

Palgrave Studies in Economic History, , 2662-6500

Disciplina

338.040946

Soggetti

Economic history

Labor economics

Population - Economic aspects

Entrepreneurship

New business enterprises

Europe - History

Economic History

Labor and Population Economics

European History

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di contenuto

1. The historical evolution of the theory of the entrepreneur; Mariano Castro Valdivia. University of Jaen -- 2. How to do business in Castile: trade and financial companies (15th-16th centuries); David Carvajal. University of Valladolid -- 3. Simón Ruiz: a great entrepreneur in 16th-century Europe; Hilario Casado. University of Valladolid -- 4. Jakob Fugger, an early modern capitalist; Agustín González-Enciso. University of Navarre -- 5. Speculation and collusion in northern Castile in the mid-19th century; Rafael Barquín-Gil. UNED -- 6. Wine businessmen in Cadiz in the 19th century: Pedro Lacave Miramont; María Vázquez-Fariñas. University of Jaen -- 7. The commercialization of the Sociedad Azucarera Antequerana´s production (1890-1906); Mercedes



Fernández-Paradas. University of Malaga Francisco José García-Ariza. University of Malaga -- 8. Private banking in the nineteenth century: merchants-bankers, banking houses and large national banks: the case of the province of Jaén (1800-1936); María José Vargas-Machuca. University of Jaen -- 9. Public services in Spain: the role of water supply companies; Juan Manuel Matés-Barco. University of Jaen -- 10. The railway sector in Spain in the long term; Pedro Pablo Ortúñez-Goicolea. University of Valladolid Miguel Muñoz Rubio. Spanish Railways Foundation -- 11. The pioneers of the Spanish travel agency business before mass tourism; Carlos Larrinaga. University of Granada -- 12. The path to success, the main explanations of the case of Mapfre; Leonardo Caruana de las Cagigas. University of Granada -- 13. Spanish businesses and the negotiations for Spain’s entry into the European Economic Community; Jorge Lafuente del Cano. University of Valladolid -- 14. The automotive equipment and components industry of Castilla y León in the global automobile market: Lingotes Especiales group; Pablo Alonso. University of Valladolid Pedro Pablo Ortúñez-Goicolea. University of Valladolid.

Sommario/riassunto

This book analyses the economic history of the company and entrepreneurship in Spain from the 15th century to the present. It evaluates the economic theory, the formation of the figure of the entrepreneur, as well as the structure of the companies. This exploration of the businessmen in Spain over several centuries is something that has not been done until now. Joining the great Spanish historiographical debate about the existence or not of entrepreneurship, the book brings together research in very different historical contexts and junctures. It presents a selection of cases of companies and entrepreneurs from Spain, from different sectors, regions and periods, from boom to crisis, from the wine businessman to the railway sector, from private banking to the pioneers of the Spanish travel agency business. It will be of interest to academics and students in economic history, business and management history, as well as researchers in entrepreneurship & small business management.