The Political Economy of Merchant Empires
Subtitle: State Power and World Trade, 13501750 (Studies in Comparative Early Modern History)
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: September 13, 1997
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 512
ISBN-13: 9780521574648
Subjects: Economic History; International Trade; Modern period, c 1500 onwards; Renaissance; History; Business / Economics / Finance; History: World; International - Economics; Business & Economics / Economic History; Business & Economics-International - Economics; History / Renaissance; History-Renaissance; International trade--History--Congresses
First sentence: THE central purpose of this volume is to explore the role that merchant empires played in the evolution of Europe, from its position as a relatively backward part of the world to its preeminence in 1750.