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UNINA9910461592703321 |
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Autore |
Haggerty Sheryllynne |
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Titolo |
'Merely for money'? [[electronic resource] ] : business culture in the British Atlantic, 1750-1815 / / Sheryllynne Haggerty |
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Liverpool, : Liverpool University Press, 2012 |
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1-78138-713-3 |
1-78138-891-1 |
1-84631-772-X |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (696 p.) |
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Collana |
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Eighteenth-century worlds |
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Disciplina |
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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 |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and indexes. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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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 |
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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 |
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UNISALENTO991000367889707536 |
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Autore |
Blum, Paul |
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Titolo |
Sopravvivere nelle classi difficili : manuale per gli insegnanti / Paul Blum |
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ISBN |
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Edizione |
[1. rist] |
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Descrizione fisica |
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Collana |
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Guide per l'educazione ; 30 |
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Disciplina |
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Fanciulli disadattati - Educazione |
Scuola - Disciplina |
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Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Tit. orig.: Surviving and succeeding in difficult classrooms. |
Trad. di Riccardo Mazzeo. |
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Record Nr. |
UNINA9910715926203321 |
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Autore |
Shoemaker J. M (James Maurice) |
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Titolo |
Tank tests of flat and V-bottom planing surfaces / / by James M. Shoemaker |
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Washington, [D.C.] : , : National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics, , 1934 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (25 pages, 25 unnumbered pages) : illustrations |
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Collana |
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Technical note / National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics ; ; No. 509 |
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Soggetti |
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Seaplanes - Hulls |
Seaplanes - Testing |
Seaplanes - Hydrodynamics |
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Lingua di pubblicazione |
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Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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"November 1934." |
No Federal Depository Library Program (FDLP) item number. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references (page 19). |
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