The Culture of Commerce in England, 1660-1720

Name: The Culture of Commerce in England, 1660-1720
Brand: Royal Historical Society
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By Natasha Glaisyer

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Late seventeenth- and early eighteenth-century England - the period between the Restoration and the South Sea Bubble - was dramatically transformed by the massive cost of fighting wars, and, significantly, a huge increase in the re-export trade. This book seeks to ask how commerce was legitimated, promoted, fashioned, defined and understood in this period of spectacular commercial and financial "revolution". It examines the packaging and portrayal of commerce, and of commercial knowledge, positioning itself between studies of merchant culture on the one hand and of the commercialisation of society on the other. It focuses on four main areas: the Royal Exchange where the London trading community gathered; sermons preached before mercantile audiences; periodicals and newspapers concerned with trade; and commercial didactic literature. Dr NATASHA GLAISYER teaches in the Department of History at the University of York.

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Binding:: Paperback
Edition:: illustrated
Number of Pages:: 232
Release Date:: 2011-07-21
Publication Date:: 2011-07-21
Publisher:: Royal Historical Society
Languages:: Original: English
ISBN10:: 1843836483
ISBN13:: 9781843836483
GPSR Manufacturer Reference:: [email protected]
Weight:: 360 g
Height:: 15.6 cm
Width:: 23.4 cm
Thickness:: 1.3 cm

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