'Merely for money'? [[electronic resource] ] : business culture in the British Atlantic, 1750-1815 / / Sheryllynne Haggerty

• Autore: Haggerty Sheryllynne
• Pubblicazione: Liverpool, : Liverpool University Press, 2012
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (696 p.)
• Disciplina: 382.0941
• Soggetto topico: Merchants - Great Britain - History - 18th century; International trade - History - 18th century
• Soggetto geografico: Great Britain Commerce History 18th century; Great Britain Economic conditions 18th century
• Soggetto genere / forma: Electronic books.
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
• Nota di contenuto: Cover; 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
• Sommario/riassunto: In 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
• Titolo autorizzato: Merely for money'
• ISBN: 1-78138-713-3; 1-78138-891-1; 1-84631-772-X
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910461592703321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: Eighteenth-century worlds.