Merchant Organization and Maritime Trade in the North Atlantic 1660-1815 by Olaf Uwe Janzen, Paperback | Indigo Chapters

This book presents the challenges faced by maritime merchants operating in the North Atlantic in the early modern period, and examines the opportunities, aspirations, and methods utilised in the pursuit of profitable trade. The book collects nine essays and a reflective conclusion, whichcumulatively explore the major themes of trade within empires; growth of trade; new initiatives within trade empires; government initiatives in relation to maritime mercantile trade; merchant migration; and changes in international trade. The book attempts to provide scholarly insight andperspectives into early modern economic life, through the maritime mercantile activities of various European and North American nations. | Merchant Organization and Maritime Trade in the North Atlantic 1660-1815 by Olaf Uwe Janzen, Paperback | Indigo Chapters