LEADER 02549nam 22004093 450 001 9910747098203321 005 20231023084507.0 010 $a1-80010-881-8 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC30558538 035 $a(CKB)28530608700041 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL30558538 035 $a(NjHacI)9928530608700041 035 $a(EXLCZ)9928530608700041 100 $a20231023d2023 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurcnu|||||||| 181 $ctxt$2rdacontent 182 $cc$2rdamedia 183 $acr$2rdacarrier 200 10$aPrivilege, Economy and State in Old Regime France $eMarine Insurance, War and the Atlantic Empire under Louis XIV 205 $a1st ed. 210 1$aWoodbridge :$cBoydell & Brewer, Incorporated,$d2023. 210 4$dİ2023. 215 $a1 online resource (378 pages) 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $aFront Cover -- Table of Contents -- List of Illustrations -- Acknowledgements -- List of Abbreviations -- Introduction -- Part 1: Insurance, Privilege and Commercial Policy -- 1. The Royal Insurance Chamber and Colbertian Commercial Policy, 1664-83 -- 2. The Royal Insurance Company and Privilege in Post-Colbertian Commercial Policy, 1683-c. 1700 -- 3. 'Over thirty leagues from the sea': Paris, Information Asymmetries and State Intervention -- Part 2: War, Maritime Commerce and Empire -- 4. Underwriting in War and Peace: Fortune and Failure in the Royal Insurance Chamber, 1668-72 -- 5. The Royal Insurance Company, the Atlantic Empire and Neutral Shipping, 1686-98 -- Part 3: Law, Conflict Resolution and the Absolute Monarchy -- 6. 'In the time of the Ordonnance': Insurance, Law and Maritime Jurisdiction -- 7. Reputation, Conflict Resolution and State Propaganda in the Royal Insurance Chamber, 1668-86 -- 8. Reputation, Conflict Resolution and Privilege in the Royal Insurance Company, 1686-1701 -- Conclusion: Privilege at a Premium -- Bibliography -- Index. 330 $aThis book reveals a great deal about the attempts, and failures, of the French absolutist monarchy to stimulate commerce, colonial enterprise and economic growth, and how these attempts and failures contrasted with the successes of Amsterdam and London. 607 $aFrance$xEconomic conditions$y18th century 676 $a330.944034 700 $aWade$b Lewis$01736822 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910747098203321 996 $aPrivilege, Economy and State in Old Regime France$94157328 997 $aUNINA