At home on the world markets : Dutch international trading companies from the 16th century until the present / Joost Jonker and Keetie Sluyterman ; [translated by Diederik van Werven].

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Jonker, Joost, 1955-

Contributor:

Sluyterman, Keetie E., 1949-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Trading companies--Netherlands--History.

Trading companies.

International business enterprises--Netherlands--History.

International business enterprises.

Merchants--Netherlands--History.

Merchants.

Netherlands--Commerce--History.

Netherlands.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (431 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

The Hague : Sdu Uitgevers, 2000.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

The Dutch economy has relied on trade for centuries. During the seventeenth century the Netherlands experienced a Golden Age built largely on commercial enterprise, and trade continues to be the golden link in the supply chain from producers to consumers. Yet we know very little about the business of trade and the people involved in it. What was the nature of their work, and how did it evolve through the ages? In the lavishly illustrated At Home on the World Markets Joost Jonker and Keetie Sluyterman look at mercantile dynasties - such as the Trips and the Van Eeghens - and companies - such as the famous Dutch East Indian Company VOC and the modern trading company Hagemeyer - that have been largely unstudied. They describe the evolution of a unique economic sector that occupies a key position in the supply chain from producers to consumers.

Contents:

Front Matter

Contents

Introduction

The unfolding of a commercial world empire, 1550–1650

Losing the lead, 1650–1750

Through a dark valley, 1750–1850

A revolution in industry, traffic, and trade, 1850–1914

On the defensive, 1914–1940

Trade in Times of War and Decolonisation, 1940–1960

Trade and industry, an awkward fit, 1960–1983

Groping for a core business, 1983–2000

Conclusion

List of Persons Interviewed

Notes

Literature

Index

Picture credits

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Includes bibliographical references (p. 407-417) and index.

ISBN:

0-7735-6938-3

OCLC:

144142939