International Business in the Nineteenth Century. The rise and fall of a cosmopolitan bourgeoisie

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Author(s) Jones, Charles A
Publication type Monograph
Year published 1987
Pages 260pp
Publisher Columbia University Press
Place Published New York NY

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Name Business & related networks, exc mercantile networks
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Name British Library
City London
County Greater London
Country England
Postcode NW1 2DB
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Deals with the international trading world, notably at Buenos Aires, in India and in England, and its mix of merchants from different cultures which together formed a 'cosmopolitan bourgeoisie'; the characteristics of the group; its undermining on account of new technology - especially shipping - and structures causing disruptions and adjustments; its adaptive strategies; its ultimate destruction by late 19th century