The British Textile Trade in South America in the Nineteenth Century

by Manuel Llorca-Jana

Book Overview

This is the first work on British textile exports to South America during the nineteenth century. During this period, textiles ranked among the most important manufactures traded in the world market and Britain was the foremost producer. Thanks to new data, this book demonstrates that British exports to South America were transacted at very high rates during the first decades after independence. This development was due to improvements in the packing...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1107480949
• ISBN13: 9781107480940
• Release Date: October 2014
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 410 Pages
• Weight: 1.32 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.0" x 9.0"