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...

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1. Verfasser: Eisenberg, Christiane, 1956-
Format: Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:English
German
Veröffentlicht: New York : Berghahn, 2013.
Schriftenreihe:Monographs in British History: Publications of the German Historical Institute.
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Zusammenfassung: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.
Beschreibung:Translation of the Eisenberg's Englands Weg in die Marktgesellschaft.
Beschreibung:1 online resource (vii, 165 pages) : illustrations, maps
Bibliographie:Includes bibliographical references (pages 131-161) and index.
ISBN:1782382593
9781782382591