The politics of trade : the overseas merchant in state and society, 1660-1720
Gauci, PerryAuthor
Oxford : Oxford University Press,
2001.
Examining the political and social impact of English overseas merchants during the upheavals of the late 17th and early 18th centuries, this text explores the merchant societies of London, York, and Liverpool.
Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Examining the political and social impact of English overseas merchants during the upheavals of the late 17th and early 18th centuries, this text explores the merchant societies of London, York, and Liverpool.
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Machine generated contents note: THE MERCANTILE CITY -- i. Sampling the London elite -- ii. Merchant distribution in the City -- iii. Topography and City association -- iv. Fluidity and stability within the City -- v. Provincial parallels BUSINESS AND PUBLIC LIFE -- i. The background and training of the City merchant -- ii. Independence and association: office-holding in the City -- iii. Status as an urban phenomenon -- iv. Provincial parallels MERCANTILE ASSOCIATION AND COMMERCIAL -- POLITICS -- i The formal organization of overseas trade -- ii. The unregulated trades -- iii. The livery companies -- iv. Provincial parallels THE MERCHANT, POLITICS, AND THE PRESS -- i. The mercantile press -- ii. The press and the profession -- iii. The histories of trade -- iv. The representation of commerce -- THE MERCHANT AND PARLIAMENT -- i. Merchant representation at Westminster -- ii. Parliament and the representation of overseas trade -- iii. Parliament and the passage of commercial legislation THE POLITICS OF TRADE: THE FRENCH -- COMMERCE BILL OF 1713 -- i. Origins and novelties -- ii. The rage of party and the politicization of trade -- iii. The great vote and trade on the hustings -- iv. Consequences and recrimination 1713-1714.
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