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Robert . Ed(S): Lee - Networks of Influence and Power: Business, Culture and Identity in Liverpool's Merchant Community, c.1800 to 1914 - 9781409406082 - V9781409406082
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Networks of Influence and Power: Business, Culture and Identity in Liverpool's Merchant Community, c.1800 to 1914

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Description for Networks of Influence and Power: Business, Culture and Identity in Liverpool's Merchant Community, c.1800 to 1914 hardcover. Editor(s): Lee, Robert. Series: Modern Economic and Social History. Num Pages: 260 pages. BIC Classification: KCCD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156. .

During the nineteenth century, Liverpool became the heart of an international maritime network. As the 'second city' of Empire, its merchants and shipowners operated within a transnational commercial and financial system, while its trading connections stimulated the development of new markets and their integration within an increasingly global economy. This ground-breaking volume brings together ten original contributions that reflect upon the development of the city's business community from the early-nineteenth century to the outbreak of the First World War with an emphasis on the period from 1851 to 1912.

It offers the first detailed analysis of Liverpool's merchant community within ... Read more

Changes in business practice and social networks are also examined within a spatial context in order to assess the impact of the development of a distinct commercial centre and the clustering of commercial activity on interaction, reputation, and trust, while particular attention is paid to the effect of suburbanization on existing associational networks, the social cohesiveness of business culture, and the cultural identity of the merchant community as a whole.

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Product Details

Format
Hardback
Publication date
2023
Publisher
Routledge United Kingdom
Number of pages
260
Condition
New
Series
Modern Economic and Social History
Number of Pages
500
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781409406082
SKU
V9781409406082
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 4 to 8 working days
Ref
99-1

About Robert . Ed(S): Lee
Robert Lee was the Chaddock Professor of Economic and Social History at the University of Liverpool where he is now an emeritus and research professor. He has written widely on European demographic, economic, and social history, particularly on the nineteenth century and specifically on nineteenth-century Germany.

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