Citizens of the World: London Merchants and the Integration of the British Atlantic Community, 1735-1785
by David Hancock
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Author: David HancockEdition: Paperback
Audio: English (Original Language); English (Unknown); English (Published)
Published: 1997-09-13
ISBN: 052162942X
Number of pages: 504
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
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Book Review: Citizens of the World
Summary: 4 Stars
This is a well-written text dealing with the movement of peripheral outsiders into primacy in the London metropolis. Hancock spends a great deal of time supporting his thesis, though occasionally he does get bogged down in lists and facts. This is not merely an economic history of late eighteenth century trans-Atlantic trade, but an in-depth examination of how a select group of outsiders made their way into the depths and heights of London's metropolis society. Hancock's narrative style makes this an interesting and engaging read. I would recommend this text to anyone interested in how outsiders gained prominence in the London middle class and how those same outsiders became landed `gentlemen' in the late eighteenth century.
Summary of Citizens of the World: London Merchants and the Integration of the British Atlantic Community, 1735-1785
Citizens of the World examines the business and social strategies of the men who developed the British empire in the eighteenth century. This book focuses on twenty-three London merchants who traded with America in an age of imperial expansion. These "associates" started their careers as marginal people, sought and took advantage of opportunities around the world, and approached their business and social lives with the improving ideals of the practical Enlightenment. This activity is placed in the context of the developing institutions of Britain's colonies in America and the social world of polite and industrious men and women at home.Economic History Books
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