Florentine Ariosto Jones - Jacob, Frank
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This book recounts the story of Florentine Ariosto Jones, who after the Civil War decided to manufacture watches. Combining the cheap labor available at the time in Switzerland with US manufacturing technologies, Jones embarked on his venture to produce affordable watches for the American market. Consequently, he became a pioneer in the business of outsourcing labor for economic purposes through his contracting of labor to Europe. While the company still exists today, very little is known about Jones. The present book will undoubtedly change this by telling the fascinating story of an American…mehr

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Produktbeschreibung
This book recounts the story of Florentine Ariosto Jones, who after the Civil War decided to manufacture watches. Combining the cheap labor available at the time in Switzerland with US manufacturing technologies, Jones embarked on his venture to produce affordable watches for the American market. Consequently, he became a pioneer in the business of outsourcing labor for economic purposes through his contracting of labor to Europe. While the company still exists today, very little is known about Jones. The present book will undoubtedly change this by telling the fascinating story of an American adventurer and his pursuit to globalize American watchmaking at the end of the 19th Century.
Autorenporträt
Frank Jacob is a Professor of Global History at Nord Universitet, Norway. Before, he held positions at the City University of New York and Würzburg University, Germany. Jacob received a PhD in Japanese Studies from Erlangen University, Germany, in 2012 and a DBA with a focus on intercultural management from the University Jean Moulin, Lyon III/BSI, Luxembourg in 2021. His main research fields include modern Japanese history, transnational anarchism and revolution theory. Jacob has authored or edited more than 100 books since 2013, and his recent publications with Vernon Press include 'Florentine Ariosto Jones: A Yankee in Switzerland and the Early Globalization of the American System of Watchmaking (2021)'.