Why Do Many Historians Now Believe That the Continued Concentration

Why do many historians now believe that the continued concentration by the French on artisan production of luxury items made sense in an era of industrialization?

A) France, after a generation of revolution and war, was not in a position to industrialize.
B) France had long dominated that sector of production; it allowed France to capitalize on its know-how and international reputation.
C) The large British lead in industrial technology discouraged the French throughout most of the nineteenth century.
D) The French economy, which was overwhelmingly agricultural and concentrated on small-scale farming, did not lend itself to industrialization.