Dutch Primacy in World Trade, 1585-1740

by Jonathan I. Israel

Book Overview

The Dutch Republic, despite its small size and population, functioned as the hub of world trade, shipping, and finance for over a century following the fall of Antwerp in 1585. This is the first general account of Dutch world-trade hegemony in all its aspects from its origins as a depot for "bulk-carrying" in the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries to its collapse in the eighteenth century.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0198211392
• ISBN13: 9780198211396
• Release Date: September 1990
• Publisher: Clarendon Press
• Length: 484 Pages
• Weight: 1.25 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.2" x 5.5" x 8.6"