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Record Nr.

UNINA9910456421103321

Autore

Hamilton Andrew (Andrew J.)

Titolo

Trade and empire in the eighteenth-century Atlantic world [[electronic resource] /] / by Andrew Hamilton

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Newcastle, : Cambridge Scholars, 2008

ISBN

1-282-04320-X

9786612043208

1-4438-0282-4

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (194 p.)

Disciplina

382.0941073

973.25

Soggetti

Free enterprise - Great Britain - History - 18th century

Free enterprise - United States - History - 18th century

Electronic books.

Great Britain Commerce United States

United States Commerce Great Britain

Great Britain Commerce History 18th century

United States Commerce History 18th century

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. [157]-165) and index.

Nota di contenuto

TABLE OF CONTENTS; ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS; INTRODUCTION; CHAPTER ONE; CHAPTER TWO; CHAPTER THREE; CHAPTER FOUR; CHAPTER FIVE; CHAPTER SIX; BIBLIOGRAPHY; INDEX

Sommario/riassunto

Free trade has become a highly politicized term, but its origins, historical context, and application to policy decisions have been largely overlooked. This book examines the relationship between liberal political economy and the changing conception of empire in the eighteenth century, investigating how the doctrine of laissez-faire economics influenced politicians charged with restructuring the transatlantic relationship between Britain and the newly independent America. As prime minister du...