Trade and empire in the eighteenth-century Atlantic world [[electronic resource] /] / by Andrew Hamilton

• Autore: Hamilton Andrew (Andrew J.)
• Pubblicazione: Newcastle, : Cambridge Scholars, 2008
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (194 p.)
• Disciplina: 382.0941073; 973.25
• Soggetto topico: Free enterprise - Great Britain - History - 18th century; Free enterprise - United States - History - 18th century
• Soggetto geografico: Great Britain Commerce United States; United States Commerce Great Britain; Great Britain Commerce History 18th century; United States Commerce History 18th century
• Soggetto genere / forma: Electronic books.
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references (p. [157]-165) and index.
• Nota di contenuto: TABLE OF CONTENTS; ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS; INTRODUCTION; CHAPTER ONE; CHAPTER TWO; CHAPTER THREE; CHAPTER FOUR; CHAPTER FIVE; CHAPTER SIX; BIBLIOGRAPHY; INDEX
• Sommario/riassunto: Free 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...
• Titolo autorizzato: Trade and empire in the eighteenth-century Atlantic world
• ISBN: 1-282-04320-X; 9786612043208; 1-4438-0282-4
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910456421103321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II