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The economy of obligation : the culture of credit and social relations in early modern England
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The economy of obligation : the culture of credit and social relations in early modern England / Craig Muldrew.
ISBN
9780312215651 (cloth)
0312215657 (cloth)
9780333625712
0333625714
Published
New York : St. Martin's Press, c1998.
Physical Description
xvii, 453 pages : illustrations, maps ; 22 cm.
Format
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Language
English
Added to Catalog
February 17, 2015
Series
Early modern history.
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents
Introduction: Deconstructing Capitalism
pt. I. Economic Expansion and Structures. 1. The Sixteenth-Century Growth of the Market. The growth of consumption and exchange. 2. The Structure and Practice of Marketing Activity, and its Expansion. Communication, bargaining and the just price. Urban development. 3. Transactions on the Market. King's Lynn wealth categories. 4. The Structure of Credit Networks. Money and credit. Types of debt and the nature of credit used
pt. II. The Culture of Credit. 5. The Sociability of Credit and Commerce. 6. The Cultural Currency of Credit and the Construction of Reputation. Household credit. 7. Unpaid Debts and Doubts about Trust. Tradesmen's and merchants' credit
pt. III. Credit and its Discontents.
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