LEADER 03188nam 2200709 a 450 001 9910461592703321 005 20200520144314.0 010 $a1-78138-713-3 010 $a1-78138-891-1 010 $a1-84631-772-X 035 $a(CKB)2670000000177958 035 $a(EBL)1591002 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000678349 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11414969 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000678349 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10699618 035 $a(PQKB)10855313 035 $a(UkCbUP)CR9781846317729 035 $a(StDuBDS)EDZ0000127173 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC867098 035 $a(UkCbUP)CR9781781387139 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC1591002 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL867098 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10562062 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL877994 035 $a(OCoLC)793510856 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL1591002 035 $a(OCoLC)867929479 035 $a(EXLCZ)992670000000177958 100 $a20120607d2012 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$a'Merely for money'?$b[electronic resource] $ebusiness culture in the British Atlantic, 1750-1815 /$fSheryllynne Haggerty 210 $aLiverpool $cLiverpool University Press$d2012 215 $a1 online resource (696 p.) 225 1 $aEighteenth-century worlds 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a1-78138-010-4 311 $a1-84631-817-3 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and indexes. 327 $aCover; 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 330 $aIn 1780 Richard Sheridan noted that merchants worked 'merely for money'. However, rather than being a criticism, this was recognition of the important commercial role that merchants played in the British empire at this time. Of course, merchants desired and often made profits, but they were strictly bound by commonly-understood socio-cultural norms which formed a private-order institution of a robust business culture. In order to elucidate this business culture, this book examines the themes of risk, trust, reputation, obligation, networks and crises to demonstrate how contemporary merchants p 410 0$aEighteenth-century worlds. 606 $aMerchants$zGreat Britain$xHistory$y18th century 606 $aInternational trade$xHistory$y18th century 607 $aGreat Britain$xCommerce$xHistory$y18th century 607 $aGreat Britain$xEconomic conditions$y18th century 608 $aElectronic books. 615 0$aMerchants$xHistory 615 0$aInternational trade$xHistory 676 $a382.0941 700 $aHaggerty$b Sheryllynne$01032091 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910461592703321 996 $aMerely for money'$92449744 997 $aUNINA