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Dutch Primacy in World Trade, 1585-1740 (Clarendon Paperbacks)
Jonathan I. Israel
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Description for Dutch Primacy in World Trade, 1585-1740 (Clarendon Paperbacks)
paperback. This is the first general account of Dutch hegemony in trade, shipping, and finance between 1585 and 1740. Professor Israel, the leading historian in this field, uses a wide range of sources to explain why, despite its small size and population, the Dutch Republic functioned as the hub of world trade for nearly two centuries. Series: Clarendon Paperbacks. Num Pages: 484 pages, 4 figures, 12 maps. BIC Classification: 1DDN; 3JB; 3JD; 3JF; HBJD; HBLH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 215 x 141 x 27. Weight in Grams: 654.
Despite its small size and population, the Dutch Republic functioned as the hub of world trade, shipping, and finance for nearly two centuries. This is the first detailed account of that hegemony from its sixteenth-century origins to the final collapse of the Dutch trading system in the eighteenth century.
Despite its small size and population, the Dutch Republic functioned as the hub of world trade, shipping, and finance for nearly two centuries. This is the first detailed account of that hegemony from its sixteenth-century origins to the final collapse of the Dutch trading system in the eighteenth century.
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1990
Publisher
Oxford University Press, USA United Kingdom
Number of pages
484
Condition
New
Series
Clarendon Paperbacks
Number of Pages
484
Place of Publication
Oxford, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780198211396
SKU
V9780198211396
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99-1
Reviews for Dutch Primacy in World Trade, 1585-1740 (Clarendon Paperbacks)
substantial and welcome study ... packed with detail, and presented in a lively and readable style, it is a completely successful work ... a work of impressive scholarship ... a must, not only for students of Dutch history, but for anyone interested in the economic history of Europe in this period
Times Higher Education Supplement
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