The Widening Gate: Bristol and the Atlantic Economy, 1450-1700University of California Press, 28 Απρ 2023 - 450 σελίδες The history of capitalism is not to be explained in mere economic terms. David Harris Sacks here demonstrates that the modern Western economy was ushered in by broad processes of social, political, and cultural change. His study of Bristol as it opened it gate to national politics and the Atlantic economy reveals capitalism to be not just a species of economic order but a distinct form of life, governed by its own ethical norms and cultural practices. Availing himself of the methods of "thick description," socio-economic analysis, and political theory, Sacks examines the dynamics by which early modern Bristol moved from a medieval commercial economy to an early capitalist one. Throughout the period, the life of the city depended heavily on the successes of its great overseas merchants. But their quest for a monopoly of trade with the outside world, from the Atlantic seaboard to the Levant, came into conflict with the concerns of Bristol's artisans and retail shopkeepers. The battles of the two factions conditioned social and cultural developments in Bristol for two centuries. Locally, the conflict set the terms for developing conceptions of justice and authority. On a larger scale, it drew the community firmly into the great affairs of the realm and the wider world of expanding markets beyond. This title is part of UC Press's Voices Revived program, which commemorates University of California Press's mission to seek out and cultivate the brightest minds and give them voice, reach, and impact. Drawing on a backlist dating to 1893, Voices Revived makes high-quality, peer-reviewed scholarship accessible once again using print-on-demand technology. This title was originally published in 1992. The history of capitalism is not to be explained in mere economic terms. David Harris Sacks here demonstrates that the modern Western economy was ushered in by broad processes of social, political, and cultural change. His study of Bristol as it opened i |
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... Record Office one of the best depositories in Britain in which to pursue local history . I am also indebted to the Treasurer of the Society of Mer- chant Venturers of the City of Bristol and to the Vicar of St. Mary , Red- cliffe ...
... Record Office one of the best depositories in Britain in which to pursue local history . I am also indebted to the Treasurer of the Society of Mer- chant Venturers of the City of Bristol and to the Vicar of St. Mary , Red- cliffe ...
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... Record Office , MS 04270 ( 1 ) , ff . 5 V and 152 v respec- tively , and appear by permission of the City of Bristol Record Office . My deepest thanks are owed to the many teachers , colleagues , friends , and family who have stood by ...
... Record Office , MS 04270 ( 1 ) , ff . 5 V and 152 v respec- tively , and appear by permission of the City of Bristol Record Office . My deepest thanks are owed to the many teachers , colleagues , friends , and family who have stood by ...
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... record of similar service.28 All three primarily traded with Spain and Portugal . From this base , they appear to have been attracted by the riches of the Levant and of the Indies , even to the point of trading di- rectly with those ...
... record of similar service.28 All three primarily traded with Spain and Portugal . From this base , they appear to have been attracted by the riches of the Levant and of the Indies , even to the point of trading di- rectly with those ...
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... records , he was among the foremost of Iberian mer- chants in the first half of the sixteenth century , trading in Andalusia and in Portugal , and also with the Spanish ports on the Bay of Biscay . How- ell must be listed , along with ...
... records , he was among the foremost of Iberian mer- chants in the first half of the sixteenth century , trading in Andalusia and in Portugal , and also with the Spanish ports on the Bay of Biscay . How- ell must be listed , along with ...
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... . But we need a clear picture of the interrelationships ex- isting among the various elements of Bristol's commerce and , given the spottiness of the surviving customs records , the only way 36 Opening the Way , 1450-1650.
... . But we need a clear picture of the interrelationships ex- isting among the various elements of Bristol's commerce and , given the spottiness of the surviving customs records , the only way 36 Opening the Way , 1450-1650.
Περιεχόμενα
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Organizing the Society | 85 |
In a Worshipful State 14501650 | 129 |
The Navel of the World | 131 |
The Sanctification of Power | 160 |
Little Businesses | 194 |
Looking Backward | 225 |
A Shoemakers Holiday | 251 |
Registering the Pilgrimage | 278 |
The Spirit World | 304 |
The Widening Gate of Capitalism | 331 |
Abbreviations | 363 |
Notes | 365 |
Index | 453 |
The Capitalism of the Spirit 16501700 | 249 |
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