Dutch Primacy in World Trade, 1585-1740 (Clarendon Paperbacks)

by JonathanI.Israel (Author)

• New

  Paperback
  1990

  $73.86

  This is the first general account of Dutch hegemony in trade, shipping, and finance between 1585 and 1740. Professor Israel, the leading historian in this field, uses a wide range of sources to explain why, despite its small size and population, the Dutch Republic functioned as the hub of world trade for nearly two centuries.