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Merchants and Revolution: Commercial Change, Political Conflict and London's Overseas Traders 1550-1653 Book

Merchants and Revolution examines the activities of London's merchant community during the early Stuart period. Proposing a new understanding of long-term commercial change, Robert Brenner explains the factors behind the opening of long-distance commerce to the south and east, describing how the great City merchants wielded power to exploit emerging business opportunities, and he profiles the new colonial traders, who became the chief architects of the Commonwealth's dynamic commercial policy.Read More

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  • Waterstones

    ''Merchants and Revolution'' details the transformation of English commerce in the century after 1550, examining in particular the activities of London's merchant community during the early Stuart period.

  • Product Description

    In this major reinterpretation of the activities of London's merchant community during the early Stuart period, Robert Brenner explains the factors behind the opening of long-distance commerce to the south and east, describes the growing power of the great City merchants, and pro-files the new colonial traders, who became the chief architects of the Common-wealth's dynamic commercial policy.

  • 1859843336
  • 9781859843338
  • Robert Brenner
  • 10 June 2003
  • Verso Books
  • Paperback (Book)
  • 750
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