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The Culture of Commerce in England, 1660-1720
Natasha Glaisyer
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Paperback. An examination of how trade and commerce were viewed from the "outside", in a period of vast change. Series: Royal Historical Society Studies in History New Series. Num Pages: 232 pages, 1, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3JD; 3JF; HBJD1; HBLH; KCLT; KCZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 156 x 223 x 13. Weight in Grams: 354. Series: Royal Historical Society Studies in History New Series. 232 pages, 1, black & white illustrations. An examination of how trade and commerce were viewed from the "outside", in a period of vast change. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3JD; 3JF; HBJD1; HBLH; KCLT; KCZ. Dimension: 156 x 223 x 13. Weight: 354.
An examination of how trade and commerce were viewed from the "outside", in a period of vast change. Late seventeenth- and early eighteenth-century England - the period between the Restoration and the South Sea Bubble - was dramatically transformed by the massive cost of fighting wars, and, significantly, a huge increase in the re-export trade. This book seeks to ask how commerce was legitimated, promoted, fashioned, defined and understood in this period of spectacular commercial and financial "revolution". It examines the packaging and portrayal of commerce, and of commercial knowledge, positioning itself between studies of merchant culture on the ... Read more
An examination of how trade and commerce were viewed from the "outside", in a period of vast change. Late seventeenth- and early eighteenth-century England - the period between the Restoration and the South Sea Bubble - was dramatically transformed by the massive cost of fighting wars, and, significantly, a huge increase in the re-export trade. This book seeks to ask how commerce was legitimated, promoted, fashioned, defined and understood in this period of spectacular commercial and financial "revolution". It examines the packaging and portrayal of commerce, and of commercial knowledge, positioning itself between studies of merchant culture on the ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Boydell & Brewer Ltd
Number of pages
232
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
Weight
364g
Number of Pages
230
Place of Publication
Woodbridge, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781843836483
SKU
V9781843836483
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Ref
99-15
Reviews for The Culture of Commerce in England, 1660-1720
[A] persuasively argued and perceptive book. [...] An important and timely addition to our understanding of the often heterogeneous and fragmented culture of commercial activity in the late seventeenth and early eighteenth centuries. [...] For economic historians interested in the intersection of commerce and culture in this pivotal period, this is an essential text.
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