Merchants and Revolution: Commercial Change, Political Conflict, and London's Overseas Traders, 1550-1653

754 Pages·2003·11.254 MB·English

by  Robert Brenner

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Contents
LiosftTah leasn Mda p •
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Preface •
XI
Ackwnloegdments
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LisoftA b breviations •
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PARTO NE
THE TRANSFORMATIOOFNE NGLISCHO MMERCE
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AND OFT HE ONDON ERCHANT
COMMUNITY1, 550-1650
I ThDey namoifCc osm merDceivaell op1m5e5n0t6-,41 0:
A Reinterpretation
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II GovernmPernitev gieltshF,e o rmaotfMi eornc hGarnotu ps,
antdh Ree distroifWbeuatlaitnohdn Po1w5e5r0,- 16405 1
IIIT hCeo mpaMneyr chaannAtdms e rican Colonial
Development 92
IV TheN ew-MercLheaaendrts hofit phC eo lonTriaadle s 131
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H E MERGENCEOF OLITICALO NFLICT,
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V TheR isofeM erchOapnpots itiint oh1ne6 2os 199
VI ThMee rchCaonmtm nuittyhC,ea rolRiengeia mned, the
AristoOcprpoastiitci on 240
VII MerchanRtesv oalnudt ion
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PARTT HREE
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ADIACLIZATIONE,A CTIONA,N D
REVOLUTION1,46 2 - 1 6 5 3
VIIIT hRe adilcsOfa'fens ive1,6 42-1643 393
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IX PoliPtriecaslby terianism 460
X TheN ewM erhcanCtosm tePo o wer 494
XI PoliItnidepceaenlnd tNse,wM erhcanatnstd,h Ceo mmon-
wealth 558
XII TheN ewM erhcanatnsCd o mmerPcoilauilnc dyte hre
Commonwealth 577
XIIIT heN ewM ercnhtaasn tdh Fea llof t hCeo mmnowealth 633
Postscript
Index
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Tables
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9I· PoliPtriecsably Ctoemrmiiatnt eemen 491
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