TY - BOOK ID - 2433359 TI - The Political economy of merchant empires PY - 1991 VL - 2 SN - 0521410460 0521574641 0511665288 9780521410465 PB - Cambridge New York Cambridge University Press DB - UniCat KW - International trade KW - Shipping KW - Merchants KW - History KW - Congresses. KW - -Merchants KW - -Shipping KW - -Marine shipping KW - Marine transportation KW - Maritime shipping KW - Ocean KW - Ocean traffic KW - Ocean transportation KW - Sea transportation KW - Shipping industry KW - Water transportation KW - Communication and traffic KW - Marine service KW - Transportation KW - Merchant marine KW - Businesspeople KW - External trade KW - Foreign commerce KW - Foreign trade KW - Global commerce KW - Global trade KW - Trade, International KW - World trade KW - Commerce KW - International economic relations KW - Non-traded goods KW - -Congresses KW - Economic aspects KW - Europe KW - -Council of Europe countries KW - Eastern Hemisphere KW - Eurasia KW - -History KW - -Commerce KW - Marine shipping KW - History&delete& KW - Congresses KW - Council of Europe countries KW - Internationaltrade KW - International trade - History - Congresses. KW - Shipping - History - Congresses. KW - Merchants - History - Congresses. KW - Europe - Commerce - History - Congresses. KW - Arts and Humanities UR - https://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:2433359 AB - The Political Economy of Merchant Empires focuses on why European concerns eventually achieved dominance in global trade in the period between 1450 and 1750, at the expense, especially in Asia, of well-organised and well-financed rivals. The volume is a companion to The Rise of Merchant Empires, also edited by James Tracy, which dealt with changes in the growth and composition of long-distance trade during the same period. ER -