The capital and the colonies:London and the Atlantic economy, 1660-1700/ Nuala Zahedieh.
Physical description:
xvii, 329 p. ill., maps 24 cm.;
Bibliographic notes:
Includes bibliographical references and index.;
Author(s): Zahedieh, Nuala.;
ISBN:
9780521514231 (hardback;
Subjects: Mercantile system --Great Britain --History --17th century.;
Great Britain --Colonies --Commerce --History --17th century.;
London (England --Commerce --History --17th century.;
Formatted contents notes:
Machine generated contents note: List of illustrations; List of tables; List of figures; List of maps; Acknowledgements; List of abbreviations; Introduction; 1. London and the Atlantic economy; 2. Merchants; 3. Shipping; 4. Imports; 5. Exports; 6. Conclusion; Bibliography.;
Summary notes:
"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.;
Publisher:
Cambridge, UK New York : Cambridge University Press , 2010.;
Call number: 330.9171/24105 ZAH;
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8 $aMachine generated contents note: List of illustrations; List of tables; List of figures; List of maps; Acknowledgements; List of abbreviations; Introduction; 1. London and the Atlantic economy; 2. Merchants; 3. Shipping; 4. Imports; 5. Exports; 6. Conclusion; Bibliography.
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$a"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.
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