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Irish-American Trade, 1660–1783
Thomas M. Truxes
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Paperback. This book assaults well-established myths depicting Ireland's transatlantic trade as subordinate to British interests. Num Pages: 464 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 1KBB; 3JD; 3JF; HBJK; HBLH; HBTB; KCLT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 152 x 26. Weight in Grams: 680.
An important contribution to both the new history of colonial British America and revisionist Irish economic and social history, this book assaults well established myths depicting Irish involvement in transatlantic trade as subordinate to narrow British interests. Ireland's vigorous trade with British America was essentially inter-colonial commerce, contributing to commercial development at home, the West Indian islands, and the North American mainland. In colonial ports from Philadelphia to Bridgetown, Barbados, overseas Irish merchant communities managed a trade that took its lead from entrepreneurs in Dublin, Cork, and Belfast with ties to Irish agriculture and manufacturing. As well as commodities and ... Read more
An important contribution to both the new history of colonial British America and revisionist Irish economic and social history, this book assaults well established myths depicting Irish involvement in transatlantic trade as subordinate to narrow British interests. Ireland's vigorous trade with British America was essentially inter-colonial commerce, contributing to commercial development at home, the West Indian islands, and the North American mainland. In colonial ports from Philadelphia to Bridgetown, Barbados, overseas Irish merchant communities managed a trade that took its lead from entrepreneurs in Dublin, Cork, and Belfast with ties to Irish agriculture and manufacturing. As well as commodities and ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Cambridge University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
464
Condition
New
Number of Pages
464
Place of Publication
Cambridge, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780521526166
SKU
V9780521526166
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99-1
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