Dutch primacy in world trade, 1585-1740 [electronic resource] /
Jonathan I. Israel.
- Oxford : Clarendon, 1989.
- 1 online resource (xxi, 462 p.) : ill., maps.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Israel's account of how such a small nation was able to achieve and sustain an ascendancy in world trade for so long emphasizes the connection between Dutch commercial activity in Asia, Africa, the Americas, and the Middle East, and its penetration of nearby European markets.
9780191678196 (ebook) : No price
Netherlands--Commerce--History. Netherlands--History--Wars of Independence, 1556-1648. Netherlands--History--1648-1795.