The capital and the colonies : London and the Atlantic economy, 1660-1700 / Nuala Zahedieh.
Publication details: Cambridge, UK ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2010 (2012 printing)Description: xvii, 329 p. : ill., maps ; 23 cmISBN: 9780521514231 (hardback); 0521514231 (hardback); 9781107406353 (paperback); 1107406358 (paperback)Subject(s): Great Britain -- Colonies -- Commerce -- History -- 17th century | London (England) -- Commerce -- History -- 17th century | Mercantile system -- Great Britain -- History -- 17th centuryDDC classification: 330.9171/24105 LOC classification: HF3093 | .Z35 2010Other classification: NN 7500 Online resources: Table of contents Online Access | Cover image Online Access | Publisher description Online AccessItem type | Current library | Class number | Status | Notes | Date due | Barcode | Item reservations |
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 293-321) and index.
"Between 1660 and 1700, London established itself as the capital and commercial hub of a thriving Atlantic empire, accounting for three quarters of the nation's colonial trade, and playing a vital coordinating role in an increasingly coherent Atlantic system. Nuala Zahedieh's unique study provides the first detailed picture of how that mercantile system was made to work. By identifying the leading colonial merchants, she shows through their collective experiences how London developed the capabilities to compete with its continental rivals and ensure compliance with the Navigation Acts. Zahedieh shows that in making mercantilism work, Londoners helped to create the conditions which underpinned the long period of structural change and economic growth which culminated in the Industrial Revolution"--Provided by publisher.
1. Introduction -- 2. London and the Atlantic economy -- 3. Merchants -- 4. Shipping -- 5. Imports -- 6. Exports -- 7. Conclusion.
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