The capital and the colonies : London and the Atlantic economy, 1660-1700 / Nuala Zahedieh.

By:

Zahedieh, Nuala

Publication details: Cambridge, UK ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2010.Description: xvii, 329 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cmContent type:

text

Media type:

unmediated

Carrier type:

volume

ISBN:

9780521514231
0521514231
9781107406353
1107406358

Subject(s): Genre/Form:

History.

DDC classification:

330.9171/24105 22

LOC classification:

HF3093 .Z35 2010

Other classification:

NN 7500

Online resources:

Contents:

1. Introduction -- 2. London and the Atlantic economy -- 3. Merchants -- 4. Shipping -- 5. Imports -- 6. Exports -- 7. Conclusion.

Summary: "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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Includes bibliographical references (pages 293-321) and index.

"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.

1. Introduction -- 2. London and the Atlantic economy -- 3. Merchants -- 4. Shipping -- 5. Imports -- 6. Exports -- 7. Conclusion.

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