02712nam 2200637Ia 450 991045642110332120200520144314.01-282-04320-X97866120432081-4438-0282-4(CKB)2420000000004637(EBL)1133162(OCoLC)830167666(SSID)ssj0000311801(PQKBManifestationID)11205896(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000311801(PQKBWorkID)10329196(PQKB)10137840(MiAaPQ)EBC1133162(Au-PeEL)EBL1133162(CaPaEBR)ebr10676962(CaONFJC)MIL204320(EXLCZ)99242000000000463720090324d2008 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrTrade and empire in the eighteenth-century Atlantic world[electronic resource] /by Andrew HamiltonNewcastle Cambridge Scholars20081 online resource (194 p.)Description based upon print version of record.1-84718-837-0 Includes bibliographical references (p. [157]-165) and index.TABLE OF CONTENTS; ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS; INTRODUCTION; CHAPTER ONE; CHAPTER TWO; CHAPTER THREE; CHAPTER FOUR; CHAPTER FIVE; CHAPTER SIX; BIBLIOGRAPHY; INDEXFree 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...Free enterpriseGreat BritainHistory18th centuryFree enterpriseUnited StatesHistory18th centuryGreat BritainCommerceUnited StatesUnited StatesCommerceGreat BritainGreat BritainCommerceHistory18th centuryUnited StatesCommerceHistory18th centuryElectronic books.Free enterpriseHistoryFree enterpriseHistory382.0941073973.25Hamilton Andrew(Andrew J.)150665MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910456421103321Trade and empire in the eighteenth-century Atlantic world1918959UNINA