{"product_id":"medieval-merchants-york-beverley-and-hull-in-the-later-middle-ages-hardback-9780521497374","title":"Medieval Merchants; York, Beverley and Hull in the Later Middle Ages (Hardback) 9780521497374","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eMedieval Merchants\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eYork, Beverley and Hull in the Later Middle Ages\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eAn analysis of merchant lives in three northern British cities in the later middle ages.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eJenny Kermode (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780521497374, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eHardback, published 28 November 1998\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e404 pages, 2 maps  16 tables\u003cbr\u003e23.7 x 15.8 x 3.1 cm, 0.765 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e'… a solid piece of work which one can recommend unreservedly'. Alan Dyer, Economic History Review\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eThis book is based on some 1400 individuals who lived in three northern English towns during the later middle ages. It analyses the many aspects of merchant society visible to the historian: achievements in politics, attitudes towards religion, the family, wider circles of friends and business acquaintances, and the nature and conduct of trade at every level. Merchants were at the core of urban society, accumulating more wealth than most other townsfolk and developing a distinctive outlook and entrepreneurship in response to the opportunities and pressures of long-distance trade. They played a central role in the development of urban mentalité using political rhetoric to promote a corporatist view of urban society, while their spending on charity, on public works, and on religious observance shaped social attitudes.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e1. Introduction\u003cbr\u003e Part I. Society and Politics: 2. Merchants in town government\u003cbr\u003e 3. Merchant society: families, dependants and friends, the evidence of wills\u003cbr\u003e 4. Merchants and religion, the evidence of wills\u003cbr\u003e Part II. Entrepreneurship and Capital Accumulation: 5. The geography and composition of trade\u003cbr\u003e 6. Transaction costs\u003cbr\u003e 7. Business and finance\u003cbr\u003e 8. Trade and competition\u003cbr\u003e 9. Mercantile estates: profits and losses considered\u003cbr\u003e 10. Conclusion\u003cbr\u003e Appendices\u003cbr\u003e Bibliography.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Early history: c 500 to c 1450\/1500 [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Early history: c 500 to c 1450\/1500\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Early%20history:%20c%20500%20to%20c%201450\/1500%20%5BHBLC%5D%22\"\u003eHBLC\u003c\/a\u003e], British \u0026amp; Irish history [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on British \u0026amp; Irish history\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22British%20\u0026amp;%20Irish%20history%20%5BHBJD1%5D%22\"\u003eHBJD1\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Cambridge University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45912959418648,"sku":"9780521497374","price":90.98,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/products\/9780521497374i_81080bc1-910a-4a5e-a76a-cde64cbbd6e7.jpg?v=1691383148","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/medieval-merchants-york-beverley-and-hull-in-the-later-middle-ages-hardback-9780521497374","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}