The Forgotten Majority

German Merchants in London, Naturalization, and Global Trade 1660-1815

von Margrit Schulte Beerbühl

326 Seiten, Hardcover

Kurzbeschreibung des Verlags

Assesses the causes of the migration of German merchants to London between the end of the Hanseatic League and the end of the Napoleonic Wars, as well as the establishment of their businesses and the global reach of their enterprises. Investigates trhe commercial function of British naturalization policy in the early modern period Considers the risks of failure and their chances for a new beginning in a foreign environment

• Reihe: Studies in British and Imperial History
• Themen: Geschichte und Archäologie Geschichte Europäische Geschichte
• ISBN: 9781782384472
• Sprache: Englisch
• Erscheinungsdatum: 01.10.2014
• Größe: 235 x 157 mm
• Verlag: Berghahn Books