The British-Atlantic Trading Community, 1760-1810: Men, Women, and the Distribution of Goods (The Atlantic World, 6) [Hardcover]

Sheryllynne Haggerty (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: March 15, 2006 | Series: The Atlantic World (Book 6)

This book uses the case studies of Liverpool and Philadelphia to investigate the nature of the British-Atlantic trading community between 1760 and 1810. By using a wide definition of the term 'trader', this work stresses the role of lesser traders, including women, in the distribution of goods around the Atlantic. Through comparing and contrasting these trading communities, it highlights the different structures of the economies of these cities during this period of conflict and change. However, by using the concepts of networks of people, credit and goods, this book also demonstrates how a common business mentalite inextricably bound these trading communities together, even as Philadelphia struggled to free itself from the legacy of its colonial past.

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About the Author

Sheryllynne Haggerty, Ph.D. (2002) in History, University of Liverpool, is Lecturer in Early Modern British History at the University of Nottingham. She has published on the trading communities and business culture of Liverpool and Philadelphia in the eighteenth century.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 304 pages
• Publisher: Brill Academic Publishers (March 15, 2006)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 9004150188
• ISBN-13: 978-9004150188
• Product Dimensions: 9.6 x 6.4 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.5 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,784,296 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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