The Forgotten Majority: German Merchants in London, Naturalization, and Global Trade, 1660-1815

by Margrit Schulte Beerbeuhl, Margrit Schulte Beerbuhl, Margrit Schulte Beerbühl

The "forgotten majority" of German merchants in London between the end of the Hanseatic League and the end of the Napoleonic Wars became the largest mercantile Christian immigrant group in the eighteenth century. Using previously neglected and little used evidence, this book assesses the causes of their migration, the establishment of their businesses in the capital, and the global reach of the enterprises. As the acquisition of British nationality...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1782384472
• ISBN13: 9781782384472
• Release Date: October 2014
• Publisher: Berghahn Books
• Length: 326 Pages
• Weight: 1.45 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.0" x 9.0"