Sacks, David Harris, 1942-

The widening gate : Bristol and the Atlantic economy, 1450-1700 / David Harris Sacks. - Berkeley : University of California Press, �1991. - 1 online resource (xxvi, 464 pages) : illustrations, digital. - The New historicism ; 15 . - New historicism ; 15. .

Title from e-book home page (viewed Sept. 24, 2010). "A Centennial book."

Includes bibliographical references (pages 365-451) and index.

Introduction: The closed arena and the open gate -- Opening the way, 1450-1650 -- Feats of merchandise -- Mere merchants -- Organizing the society -- In a worshipful state, 1450-1650 -- The navel of the world -- The sanctification of power -- Little businesses -- Looking backward -- The capitalism of the spirit, 1650-1700 -- A shoemaker's holiday -- Registering the pilgrimage -- The spirit world -- Conclusion: The widening gate of capitalism.


English.

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Capitalism--History.--England--Bristol
POLITICAL SCIENCE--Economic Conditions.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS--Economics--Comparative.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS--Economic Conditions.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS--Economic History.
Capitalism.
Commerce.
Economic history.
Economic History.
Business & Economics.


Bristol (England)--Economic conditions.
Bristol (England)--Commerce--History.
England--Bristol.

Economic conditions History,1399-1714 England


Electronic books.
History.

HC258.B76 / S23 1991eb

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