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.
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.