New World, Inc.: How England's Merchants Founded America and Launched the British Empire - Couverture rigide

Butman, John; Targett, Dr Simon

 
9781786495471: New World, Inc.: How England's Merchants Founded America and Launched the British Empire
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ISBN 10 : 1786495473 ISBN 13 : 9781786495471
Editeur : Atlantic Books, 2018

Synopsis

The thrilling story of the English merchant adventurers who changed the world.

In the mid-sixteenth century, England was a small and relatively insignificant kingdom on the periphery of Europe, and it had begun to face a daunting array of social, commercial and political problems. Struggling with a single export - woollen cloth - a group of merchants formed arguably the world's first joint-stock company and set out to seek new markets and trading partners. It was a venture that relied on the very latest scientific innovations and required an extraordinary appetite for risk.

At first they headed east, and dreamed of Cathay, with its silks and exotic luxuries. Eventually, they turned west, and so began a new chapter in history. Based on archival research and a bold interpretation of the historical record, New World, Inc. draws a portrait of life in London, on the Atlantic and across the New World, and reveals how profit-hungry business people transformed England into a world power.

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À propos de l?auteur

John Butman is an author, editor and writer. His work has been featured the Harvard Business Review, Nation, New York Times and The Economist. His books include Trading Up and Breaking Out. John divides his time between Portland and Bailer Island, Maine.

Dr Simon Targett is a writer, historian and media consultant. He holds a PhD in history from Cambridge and has written articles on British history for various publications. An award-winning journalist, he has served as a correspondent and senior editor on the Financial Times and as global editor-in-chief of The Boston Consulting Group. He lives in London.

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Éditeur
Atlantic Books
Date d'édition
2018
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
1786495473
ISBN 13 
9781786495471
Reliure
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Nombre de pages
432
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ISBN 10 :  0316307882 ISBN 13 :  9780316307888
Editeur : Little, Brown and Company, 2018
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