Sökning: "Postal history"

Visar resultat 1 - 5 av 24 avhandlingar innehållade orden Postal history.

  1. 1. Postgång på växlande villkor : det svenska postväsendets organisation under stormaktstiden

    Författare :Magnus Linnarsson; Historia; []
    Nyckelord :HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; History of Postal service; postal system; post office; mail; transaction costs; political transaction costs; early modern history; communication history; organizational history; organizations; Swedish history; administrative history.;

    Sammanfattning : This dissertation investigates the Swedish postal service, focusing on its organization from approximately 1600 to 1720. The purpose of the study is to explain why the Swedish state, at different points of time, chose one form of postal organization over another. LÄS MER

  3. 2. In Their Majesties’ Service : The Career of Francesco De Gratta (1613-1676) as a Royal Servant and Trader in Gdańsk

    Författare :Michał Salamonik; Heiko Droste; Piotr Wawrzeniuk; Karin Friedrich; Södertörns högskola; []
    Nyckelord :HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; De Gratta; Career; Network; Nobility; Merchants; Early Modern Times; Royal Mail; Postmaster; Mint Service; Credit; Potash; Royal Secretary; Poland-Lithuania; Brandenburg-Prussia; Baltic Sea; Italy; Poland; Gdańsk; Historical Studies; Historiska studier; Östersjö- och Östeuropaforskning; Baltic and East European studies;

    Sammanfattning : This study analyses the administrative and economic career of Francesco De Gratta (1613–1676) as Royal Postmaster, Royal Secretary, and trader within the postal and fiscal systems of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth. This investigation focuses mainly on his network and career strategies and is based on various sources from a number of European archives and libraries, mainly those situated in Italy, Poland and Germany. LÄS MER

  4. 3. Män i staten : stationskarlar och brevbärare i statens tjänst, 1897-1937

    Författare :Lars Kvarnström; Tord Strömberg; Stockholms universitet; []
    Nyckelord :HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; Identity; state employer; railway; post office; bureaucratization; patriarchalism; corporativism; trade union strategy; professional strategy; political strategy; gender; brotherhood; History; Historia; historia; History;

    Sammanfattning : The employer, the state, long had the right to unilaterally set wages and determine working conditions. The goverment employees lacked the right to negotiate and sign agreements and to strike. This dissertation focuses on government employees, analyzing their identity and the strategies they chose to deal with their relationship to their employer. LÄS MER

  5. 4. A Swedish dilemma : Aging during the search for a national insurance, 1884-1913

    Författare :Mark Magnuson; Christer Ahlberger; Klas Nyberg; Karlstads universitet; []
    Nyckelord :HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; demography; family; poor relief; old age; retirement; income; smallholders; History; Historia;

    Sammanfattning : Non-wage holders made up a significant portion of Sweden’s population in 1900. Yet, there are surprisingly few studies covering their formative role in the universal coverage of Sweden’s Pension Act of 1913. LÄS MER

  7. 5. Marknadens väv : Svenska mekaniserade bomullsväverier i distribution och försäljning 1850-75

    Författare :Pernilla Jonsson; Uppsala universitet; []
    Nyckelord :SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Economic history; Textile; cotton; market; distribution; marketing channels; sale-practices; advertising; Sweden; 19th century; industrialisation; Ekonomisk historia; Economic history; Ekonomisk historia; Ekonomisk historia; Economic History;

    Sammanfattning : The breakthrough for mechanized weaving in Sweden occured during the 1850's. Rapidly increasing quantities of cotton-textiles had to reach customers in a country with a scattered population and substansial social and economic differences between various parts of the country. LÄS MER