Chapter 6. From Iron Curtain to Paper Wall: The Influence of Border Regimes on Local and Regional Economies – The Life, Death, and Resurrection of Bazaars in the Łódź Region

Autor: van der Velde, Martin, Marcińczak, Szymon
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2017
Popis: The history of the Łódź region of Poland is closely tied to the development of the textile industry, and the region has even been labelled the “Polish Manchester” or “Textilopolis.” Partly due to its location in central Europe, the Łódź textile industry has always been oriented toward the countries to the east of the Polish border. Its large bazaars, with their range of both Polish and foreign customers, could be regarded as the industry’s offspring. Many kinds of bazaar developed, both forma...
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