A world of copper:   introducing Swansea, globalization and the Industrial Revolution

Chris Evans

A world of copper: introducing Swansea, globalization and the Industrial Revolution

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Abstract

Copper making in the Swansea district began in the 1690s and continued down to the 1920s. This unusually lengthy industrial history divides into two distinct periods on either side of 1830. Before 1830 Swansea’s smelters were supplied with ores from within the Hiberno-British Isles; after 1830 Swansea’s supply chains went global, stretching to Australasia, Latin America, southern Africa and the Caribbean. It was a moment of precocious globalization. This brief article sets out a chronology for Swansea copper’s global phase and reviews the main mining zones from which ore was drawn. The outward flow of British capital and industrial migrants, largely Cornish and Welsh, is also described.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	85-91
Number of pages	6
Journal	Welsh History Review
Volume	27
Issue number	1
Publication status	Published - 1 Jun 2014

Keywords

Industrial Revolution
globalization
Swansea
Copper
Welsh Mining
International trade

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Carabalíes y culíes en El Cobre: esclavos africanos y trabajadores chinos al servicio del cobre para Swansea, siglo XIX
Translated title of the contribution: Carabalí and culíes at El Cobre: African slaves and Chinese indentured workers in the service of Swansea copper in the nineteenth centuryEvans, C., 30 Jun 2017, In: Revista de Historia Social y de las Mentalidades. 21, 1, p. 181-209 29 p.
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El Mundo del Cobre en el siglo XIX: una introducción
Translated title of the contribution: The World of Copper in the Nineteenth Century: An IntroductionEvans, C. & Saunders, O., 30 Jun 2017, In: Revista de Historia Social y de las Mentalidades. 21, 1, p. 9-26 18 p.
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Forgotten Histories: Latin America, The Last Frontier of British Slaveholding
Chris Evans (Speaker)
19 May 2022
Activity: Talk or presentation › Invited talk
Society for Caribbean Studies 45th Annual Conference
Chris Evans (Speaker)
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Activity: Participating in or organising an event › Participation in conference

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A world of copper: introducing Swansea, globalization and the Industrial Revolution

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Carabalíes y culíes en El Cobre: esclavos africanos y trabajadores chinos al servicio del cobre para Swansea, siglo XIX

El Mundo del Cobre en el siglo XIX: una introducción

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Forgotten Histories: Latin America, The Last Frontier of British Slaveholding

Society for Caribbean Studies 45th Annual Conference

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