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A book analyzes silk and Murcia Guilds in Modern Times (03/11/2011)

On Wednesday, November 2 was presented at the conference hall of the Rectorate the book "Silk and community logic. Legal and institutional evolution of the guilds silk in Murcia during the XVI-XIX" by Jorge Rodriguez Gonzálvez Francisco, published by Editum, Service Publications of the University of Murcia.

Before the presentation ceremony, the Rector of the University of Murcia, Jose Antonio Cobacho, and the author of the book, signed the first contract for print and electronic edition that is done at the University of Murcia.

The professor of history, Pedro Olivares highlighted the opportunity of an issue as silk in Murcia, so important in the region for centuries, and which, however, had not written anything until a few decades.

He stressed that the book approaches the subject from the standpoint of the unions, one of the most important aspects from the standpoint of social and urban sixteenth to nineteenth centuries, a period that covers the study.

He said finally that it is an "excellent job that goes beyond local and regional levels to reach the European category."

For his part, Conrad Navalón Publications Services Director, University of Murcia, said the volume "provides input had not been done before," adding that "investigations are essential, like this help us understand the present ".

For his part, Francisco Jorge Rodriguez Gonzalez, author of the publication explained that "the collective logic of any union is to ensure the livelihood of its members. In this sense, the book aims to examine what elements are most effective policy to achieve those ends."

Finally, the Rector José Antonio Cobacho highlighted the benefits of a thorough investigation into "a topic Murcian silk as fundamental to the economy and society of this era."

Source: UMU

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