London Quakers in the trans-atlantic world : the creation of an early modern community / Jordan Landes.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Landes, Jordan, 1972- author.

Contributor:

Alumni and Friends Memorial Book Fund.

Series:

Christianities in the trans-Atlantic world

Christianities in the trans-atlantic world, 1500-1800

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Quakers--England--London--History--17th century.

Quakers.

Society of Friends--England--London--History--17th century.

Society of Friends.

Colonies.

Commerce.

History.

London (England)--Social life and customs--17th century.

London (England).

London (England)--Commerce--History--17th century.

Great Britain--Colonies--Commerce--History--17th century.

Great Britain.

British colonies.

Manners and customs.

England--London.

Genre:

History.

Physical Description:

viii, 252 pages ; 23 cm.

Place of Publication:

Houndmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire : New York, NY : Palgrave Macmillan, 2015.

Summary:

Cultural, economic, and political networks formed the early modern Atlantic world into which the Society of Friends ventured within the first decades of its existence, developing networks through which to meet its goals: spreading the faith and supporting dispersed Quaker communities. During the development of these networks, London was the seat of government, banking, foreign trade, and printing. Being in London gave Quakers access to political bodies, to centres of commerce and shipping, and to an extensive printing industry. This book argues that the advantages of London's position as a national and international city enabled the creation of systems of exchange of correspondence, print materials, and supplies needed to survive in the colonies as well as for the movement of people to the colonies and back to London. London Quakers were in a strong position to effectively create and formatively participate in a trans-Atlantic community. Book jacket.

Contents:

Quaker institutional structures

Communicating religion with friends "beyond the seas"

Communicating politics with friends "beyond the seas"

Quaker merchants and transatlantic commercial activity in London

The transatlantic Quaker book trade

Movement of people in the Quaker Atlantic

Colonial perceptions.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Local Notes:

Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Alumni and Friends Memorial Book Fund.

ISBN:

9781137366672

1137366672

OCLC:

902854176

Publisher Number:

99963796191