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Merchants : the community that shaped England's trade and empire, 1550-1650 /

In the century following Elizabeth I's rise to the throne, English trade blossomed as thousands of merchants launched ventures across the globe. Through the efforts of these 'mere merchants,' England developed from a peripheral power on the fringes of Europe to a country at the center...

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Main Author: Smith, Edmond (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: New Haven : Yale University Press, [2021]
Series:Yale scholarship online.
Subjects:
Merchants > Great Britain > History > 16th century.
Merchants > Great Britain > History > 17th century.
Great Britain > Commerce > History > 16th century.
Great Britain > Commerce > History > 17th century.
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Table of Contents:
  • Cover Page
  • Halftitle page
  • Title page
  • Copyright page
  • CONTENTS
  • ILLUSTRATIONS
  • ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
  • INTRODUCTION In the Footsteps of William Turner
  • ONE THE ART OF MERCHANDISING
  • TWO MANY BODIES CORPORATE
  • THREE LIVING TOGETHER, WORKING TOGETHER
  • FOUR MONOPOLISTS AND INTERLOPERS
  • FIVE THE CITY AND THE COURT
  • CONCLUSION The Business of Empire
  • NOTES
  • BIBLIOGRAPHY
  • INDEX.

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