02661nam 2200541 450 991079678940332120230814221547.090-04-35641-X10.1163/9789004356412(CKB)4100000001128321(MiAaPQ)EBC5265034(OCoLC)1011553455(nllekb)BRILL9789004356412(Au-PeEL)EBL5265034(CaPaEBR)ebr11509991(OCoLC)1023531471(EXLCZ)99410000000112832120180305h20182018 uy 0engurcnu||||||||rdacontentrdamediardacarrierActors of globalization New York merchants in the global trade, 1784-1812 /by Lisa Sturm-LindLeiden, Netherlands ;Boston, Massachusetts :Brill,2018.©20181 online resource (202 pages) illustrations, tablesLibrary of Economic History,1977-3206 ;Volume 1090-04-34438-1 Includes bibliographical references and index.Front Matter -- -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- Chapter 1: A New Merchant Class -- Chapter 2: Global Entrepreneurs -- Chapter 3: Local Spaces -- Conclusion.The monograph Actors of Globalization portrays a group of New York businessmen engaged in global trade from 1784 to 1812. It follows their businesses around the world and shows how through wit, flexibility, and the help of a worldwide net of business partners the merchants were able to quickly rise to global entrepreneurs speculating on wars, food crises and slave revolts. The ramifications of their commerce were felt at home, where the merchants invested in land and city development, established new financial institutions and contributed to a rising consumer culture. This book brings together global and local history, arguing that private actors played an important role in the economic and social development of the young United States.Library of economic history ;Volume 10.MerchantsNew York (State)New YorkHistoryBusiness networksNew York (State)New YorkHistoryInternational tradeHistoryMerchantsHistory.Business networksHistory.International tradeHistory.382.097471Sturm-Lind Lisa1566274MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910796789403321Actors of globalization3836657UNINA