The Early Modern Atlantic Economy [Hardcover]

John J. McCusker (Editor), Kenneth Morgan (Editor)

Book Description

Publication Date: January 15, 2001 | ISBN-10: 052178249X | ISBN-13: 978-0521782494 | Edition: 1

This book throws new light on the interlocking commercial relationships of the Atlantic trading world during the centuries ending with the American and French Revolutions. Grouped under four themes--the role of merchants and their connections; the development of trades; imperial economies; and colonial working societies--and written by an international team of economic historians, these essays increase our knowledge and understanding of the transatlantic economy. Contributions include studies of individual businessmen, labor patterns, port cities, branches of trade, and comparative studies of trading nations.

Editorial Reviews

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"This collection of essays, which is dedicated to Jacob Price, the doyen of Atlantic historians, illustrates the breadth of topics that characterize the field." Journal of American History

"This volume offers scholars and students of the Atlantic world a useful introduction to some of the main thinking in the field by some of the most prominent scholars working in it...one of the strengths of the Atlantic world model more generally---is the way that it brings together scholars of different periods and places who are all working on the same questions from different perspectives." Maryland Historical Magazine

"This volume will interest and inform all scholars of this expanding field." Canadian Journal of History

"...much to interest and inform." International Journal of Maritime History

"...a marvelous tribute to Price, a historian's historian of the early modern Atlantic world." Virginia Magazine of History and Biography

"Readers of this collection will gain a renewed appreciation for the complexities of the world being created and transformed by European enterprise." Itinerario

"In this welcome volume, which honors the achievements of Jacob M. Price in transatlantic economic history, thirteen acclaimed scholars contribute deep and considered research to the revival of Atlantic World studies." Cathy Matson, The International Journal of Business History

"In fine, The Early Modern Atlantic Economy is an estimable collection of essays by eminent scholars focused around the principal concerns of an economic historian of monumental substance and import. In other words, it is an exemplary festschrift. Jacob Price should be both proud and honored by the volume." Journal of Southern History

Book Description

This book throws new light on the interlocking commercial relationships of the Atlantic trading world during the centuries ending with the American and French Revolutions. Grouped under four themes - the role of merchants and their connections; the development of trades; imperial economies; and colonial working societies--and written by an international team of economic historians, these essays increase our knowledge and understanding of the transatlantic economy. Contributions include studies of individual businessmen, labour patterns, port cities, branches of trade, and comparative studies of trading nations.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 384 pages
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press; 1 edition (January 15, 2001)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 052178249X
• ISBN-13: 978-0521782494
• Product Dimensions: 9.2 x 6.2 x 1.1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.8 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
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