{"product_id":"british-trade-with-spanish-america-1763-1808-9781781380062","title":"British Trade with Spanish America, 1763-1808","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn this erudite and comprehensive study Adrian Pearce offers a detailed survey of British trade with Spanish America in the latter half of the eighteenth century drawing together a variety of sources and looking at all aspects of commercial activity. The history and vicissitudes of the free port system are documented in a much fuller way than heretofore and the interests of competing interest groups are mapped out. Pearce re-examines the share of British export trade provided through Spanish America in one of the most important interventions in the field in recent years.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eReviews'This is without doubt the most important contribution to Anglo-Spanish (and Latin) American trade history since D.C.M. Platt’s Latin America and British Trade, 1806-1914 (London: Adam \u0026amp; Charles Black, 1972)... This is an outstanding monograph, very well written, very engaging, which I am sure will become the definitive work on this subject.'\u003cbr\u003eManuel Llorca-Jaña, \u003ci\u003eBusiness History\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Pearce concedes that some of his conclusions are provisional – an almost unnecessarily modest remark since many readers will be at a loss to suggest what more he might have done... His argument is credible precisely because it is so well rooted in the records of the age.'\u003cbr\u003e David Maclean, \u003ci\u003eJournal of British Studies\u003c\/i\u003e * Journal of British Studies *\u003cbr\u003eAll students of colonial Spanish American history and British imperial and economic history should read this fine study.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eMark Burkholder,\u003ci\u003e International History Review\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e * International History Review *\u003cbr\u003e'His research in twelve archives in six countries...is incredibly impressive. The presentation of the research findings is exemplary; Pearce is always cautious, presenting alternative interpretations to test his own argument, and seeking points of strength among his collation of fragmentary and incomplete sources.'\u003cbr\u003e Matthew Brown, \u003ci\u003eBulletin of Latin American Research\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'This ambitious work manages difficult, complex material in a carefully reasoned, engaging manner. The first comprehensive treatment of Britain’s trade with Spanish America in modern times, it will undoubtedly remain the standard work for years to come.'\u003cbr\u003e Allan Kuethe, \u003ci\u003eBulletin of Hispanic Studies\u003c\/i\u003e * Bulletin of Hispanic Studies *\u003cbr\u003e'Pearce’s detailed and cautious study is of great interest... Magnificent.'\u003cbr\u003e Renate Pieper, \u003ci\u003eAnuario de Estudios Americanos\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Moves..towards a broader and more modern vision that goes beyond the strictly national horizon, to seek to throw light on problems common to the mercantilist nations and their (diverse or similar) means of participation in European trade with the Atlantic.'\u003cbr\u003e Ana Crespo Solana, \u003ci\u003eRevista de Indias\u003c\/i\u003e * Revista de Indias *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eList of Tables and Maps\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePreface\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eList of Abbreviations\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNote on Exchange Rates and Values\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIntroductory Essay by Professor John R. Fisher\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e1 The Origins of British Trade with the Spanish Colonies, Sixteenth Century to 1763\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e2 The ‘Spanish Trade’, 1763-83: Geographical Expansion and the Free Ports\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e3 The Comercio de Colonias and the Consolidation of the Free Port System, 1783-96\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e4 Trade during Wartime (1796-1808): The Spanish Licensed Trade in the British West Indies\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e5 Trade during Wartime (1796-1808): British Contraband and the Spanish-American Perspective\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e6 Trade during Wartime (1796-1808): Neutral Trade, the Bullion Contracts, and the ‘Secret Trade’\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e7 Conclusions\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMaps\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eStatistical Appendix: British Trade with the Spanish Colonies, 1788-95\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNote on Archival Sources\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBibliography for the Study of British Trade with the Spanish Colonies\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIndex\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Liverpool University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50469966840151,"sku":"9781781380062","price":29.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781781380062.jpg?v=1744896950","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/british-trade-with-spanish-america-1763-1808-9781781380062","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}