One important aspect of the transition to modernity is the survival of elements of the Old
Regime beyond the French Revolution. It has been claimed that this can explain why in the …

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Employing novel data on over 400 apprenticed orphaned boys from the Dutch cities of
Leiden and Utrecht, this article explores the functioning of apprenticeship during and after …

In recent decades historians, sociologists and political scientists have attempted to explain
why in the late 19th and early 20th centuries some Western countries adopted national …

Few attempts have been made to systematically examine apprenticeship training between
cities or crafts. This paper aims to contribute to such an overview by reviewing key …