General Information

Author/Creator

Adams, Julia, 1957-

Language

English.

Published

Ithaca : Cornell University Press, 2005.

Physical Description

xi, 235 p. ; 24 cm.

Subjects

Subject

State, The > History.

Mercantile system > Netherlands > History > 17th century.

Elite (Social sciences) > Netherlands > History > 17th century.

Mercantile system > Great Britain > History > 18th century.

Mercantile system > France > History > 18th century.

Netherlands > Commerce > History > 17th century.

Bibliographic Information

Responsibility

Julia Adams.

Title Variation

Ruling families and merchant capitalism in early modern Europe

Content

Introduction. The Netherlands as point of departure -- The patrimonial nexus and theories of state formation -- State making, hegemony, and corporate conflict in the Dutch golden age -- The familial state and the rise of the Netherlands -- Patrimonial problems, familial states, and chartered companies in seventeenth-century Europe -- Dutch decline : the loyalty of the patriarch or the "betrayal of the bourgeoisie"? -- France, England, and the enigmatic eighteenth century -- Conclusion.

ISBN

0801433088

9780801433085

9780801474040

Holdings

Item Type	Current Location	Collection	Call Number	Volume Info	Shelving Location	Public Note
Book	OSA Archivum Library	General collection	949.2/04 ADA		General Stacks	Donation of School of Public Policy.

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