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A deus ex machina revisited : Atlantic colonial trade and European economic development / edited by P.C. Emmer, O. Pétré-Grenouilleau and J. Roitman.
- Format:
- Book
- Series:
- Atlantic world (Leiden, Netherlands) ; v. 8.
- The Atlantic world, 1570-0542 ; v. 8
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Colonies.
- History.
- Europe--Commerce--History.
- Europe.
- Commerce.
- Europe--Colonies--History.
- Industries--Europe--History.
- Industries.
- Europe--Economic conditions.
- Economic conditions.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (xxix, 358 pages) : illustrations.
- Place of Publication:
- Leiden ; Boston : Brill, 2006.
- System Details:
- text file
- Summary:
- This volume of essays provides a fresh and innovative look at colonial trade and its impact on economic development in Europe. It is unique in its coverage of countries that are usually ignored, such as Denmark and Sweden, while also including in its chronology more than the 18th century alone.
- Contents:
- Introduction : colonial trade and the European economy / P.C. Emmer, O. Petre-Crenouilleau and J.V. Roitman
- Ch. 1. A critical review of a tradition of meta-narratives from Adam Smith to Karl Pomeranz / P. O'Brien
- Ch. 2. Trumps, no trumps, a handful of trumps : a new dealing of cards / M. Morineau
- Ch. 3. Colonial and European domestic trade : a statistical perspective over time / B. Etemad
- Ch. 4. From one international trade to another : changes in European trade in the nineteenth century / P. Verley
- Ch. 5. Intra-European coastal shipping from 1400 to 1900 : a forgotten sector of development / G. Le Bouedec
- Ch. 6. Colonial trade and development : the Spanish case in the eighteenth century / M. Bustos Rodriguez.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Electronic reproduction. Ipswich, MA Available via World Wide Web.
- Description based on print version record.
- ISBN:
- 9781435614956
- 143561495X
- Publisher Number:
- 99986539385
- Access Restriction:
- Restricted for use by site license.
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