| Merchants and Revolution: Commercial Change, Political Conflict, and London's Overseas Traders, 1550-1653 Contributor(s): Brenner, Robert (Author) |
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ISBN: 1859843336 ISBN-13: 9781859843338 Publisher: Verso OUR PRICE: $37.95 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: August 2003 Annotation: Merchants and Revolution details the transformation of English commerce in the century after 1550, examining in particular the activities of London's merchant community during the early Stuart period. In a major reinterpretation of long-term commercial change, Robert Brenner explains the factors behind the opening of long-distance commerce to the south and east, describing how the great City merchants wielded power to exploit emerging business opportunities, and profiles the new colonial traders, who became the chief architects of the Commonwealth's dynamic commercial policy. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | Europe - Great Britain - General - Business & Economics | Economic History - Business & Economics | Commerce |
| Dewey: 382.094 |
| LCCN: 90026252 |
| Physical Information: 2.02" H x 5.97" W x 8.99" (2.44 lbs) 756 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - 16th Century - Chronological Period - 17th Century - Cultural Region - British Isles |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Merchants and Revolution examines the activities of London's merchant community during the early Stuart period. Proposing a new understanding of long-term commercial change, Robert Brenner explains the factors behind the opening of long-distance commerce to the south and east, describing how the great City merchants wielded power to exploit emerging business opportunities, and he profiles the new colonial traders, who became the chief architects of the Commonwealth's dynamic commercial policy. |