1.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910461592703321

Autore

Haggerty Sheryllynne

Titolo

'Merely for money'? [[electronic resource] ] : business culture in the British Atlantic, 1750-1815 / / Sheryllynne Haggerty

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Liverpool, : Liverpool University Press, 2012

ISBN

1-78138-713-3

1-78138-891-1

1-84631-772-X

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (696 p.)

Collana

Eighteenth-century worlds

Disciplina

382.0941

Soggetti

Merchants - Great Britain - History - 18th century

International trade - History - 18th century

Electronic books.

Great Britain Commerce History 18th century

Great Britain Economic conditions 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 and indexes.

Nota di contenuto

Cover; Half-title Page; Title Page; Copyright; Contents; List of Tables; List of Figures; Acknowledgements; Note on Textual Conventions; List of Abbreviations; Introduction: Merely for Money?; 1 Space, Place and People; 2 Risk; 3 Trust; 4 Reputation; 5 Obligation; 6 Networks; 7 Crises; Conclusion: A British Business Culture; Bibliography; Notes; General Index; Index of Actors

Sommario/riassunto

In 1780 Richard Sheridan noted that merchants worked 'merely for money'. However, rather than being a criticism, this was recognition of the important commercial role that merchants played in the British empire at this time. Of course, merchants desired and often made profits, but they were strictly bound by commonly-understood socio-cultural norms which formed a private-order institution of a robust business culture. In order to elucidate this business culture, this book examines the themes of risk, trust, reputation, obligation, networks and crises to demonstrate how contemporary merchants p



2.

Record Nr.

UNISALENTO991000367889707536

Autore

Blum, Paul

Titolo

Sopravvivere nelle classi difficili : manuale per gli insegnanti / Paul Blum

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Trento : Erickson, 2000

ISBN

8879463268

Edizione

[1. rist]

Descrizione fisica

120 p. ; 24 cm.

Collana

Guide per l'educazione ; 30

Disciplina

371.93

Soggetti

Fanciulli disadattati - Educazione

Scuola - Disciplina

Lingua di pubblicazione

Italiano

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Tit. orig.: Surviving and succeeding in difficult classrooms.

Trad. di Riccardo Mazzeo.



3.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910715926203321

Autore

Shoemaker J. M (James Maurice)

Titolo

Tank tests of flat and V-bottom planing surfaces / / by James M. Shoemaker

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Washington, [D.C.] : , : National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics, , 1934

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (25 pages, 25 unnumbered pages) : illustrations

Collana

Technical note / National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics ; ; No. 509

Soggetti

Seaplanes - Hulls

Seaplanes - Testing

Seaplanes - Hydrodynamics

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

"November 1934."

No Federal Depository Library Program (FDLP) item number.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (page 19).