The Politics of Trade The Overseas Merchant in State and Society, 1660-1720 |
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| Author:
| Gauci, Perry |
| ISBN: | 978-0-19-924193-4 |
| Publication Date: | May 2001 |
| Publisher: | Oxford University Press
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| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | AUD $264.55AUD $330.00 |
Book Description:
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This book examines the political and social impact of English overseas merchants during the upheavals of the late seventeenth and early eighteenth centuries. It explores the merchant societies of London, York, and Liverpool, and illuminates the growing prominence of the overseas trader in the press and in Parliament.
This book examines the political and social impact of English overseas merchants during the upheavals of the late seventeenth and early eighteenth centuries. It explores the merchant societies of London, York, and Liverpool, and illuminates the growing prominence of the overseas trader in the press and in Parliament.