Actors of Globalization: New York Merchants in Global Trade, 1784-1812

Actors of Globalization: New York Merchants in Global Trade, 1784-1812

Sturm-Lind, Lisa

Brill

12/2017

182

Dura

Inglês

9789004344389

15 a 20 dias

Actors of Globalization offers an account of how global events in the late eighteenth century contributed to U.S. economic and social change by detailing the global entrepreneurship of New York merchants and the repercussions of their business at home.
Acknowledgements List of Illustrations Merchant Biographies Introduction Globalization in History The Merchants of the Study Global History Synopsis 1 A Global Merchant Class Self-Made Businessmen Merchant Networks 2 Global Entrepreneurs The East Indies Trade Indian Ocean Trade Networks Commodities Spanning a Net of Trade around the World-The Routes of the Ships Washington, America, and Sampson Trade with Europe The West Indies Trade The Haitian Revolution Commercial Politics 3 Local Spaces New York City after Independence Land Development Finance and Industry Community Leadership Commercialization A World of Goods Conclusion Bibliography Index
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