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The rise of market society in England, 1066-1800 /
Focusing on England, this study reconstructs the centuries-long process of commercialization that gave birth to the modern market society. It shows how certain types of markets (e.g. those for real estate, labor, capital, and culture) came into being, and how the social relations mediated by markets...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés Alemán |
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New York :
Berghahn,
2013.
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| Colección: | Monographs in British History: Publications of the German Historical Institute.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | Focusing on England, this study reconstructs the centuries-long process of commercialization that gave birth to the modern market society. It shows how certain types of markets (e.g. those for real estate, labor, capital, and culture) came into being, and how the social relations mediated by markets were formed. The book deals with the creation of institutions like the Bank of England, the Stock Exchange, and Lloyd's of London, as well as the way the English dealt with the uncertainty and the risks involved in market transactions. Christiane Eisenberg shows that the creation of a market soc. |
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| Notas: | Translation of the Eisenberg's Englands Weg in die Marktgesellschaft. |
| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (vii, 165 pages) : illustrations, maps |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 131-161) and index. |
| ISBN: | 1782382593 9781782382591 |