The familial state : ruling families and merchant capitalism in early modern Europe

The familial state : ruling families and merchant capitalism in early modern Europe / Julia Adams.

Author/creator	Adams, Julia, 1957-
Format	Book and Print
Publication Info	Ithaca : Cornell University Press, 2005.
Description	xi, 235 pages ; 24 cm
Supplemental Content	Table of contents
Subject(s)	State, The--History. Mercantile system--Netherlands --History --17th century. Elite (Social sciences)--Netherlands --History --17th century. Mercantile system--Great Britain --History --18th century. Mercantile system--France --History --18th century. Netherlands--Commerce --History --17th century.

Portion of title	Ruling families and merchant capitalism in early modern Europe
Contents	Introduction. The Netherlands as point of departure -- The patrimonial nexus and theories of state formation -- State making, hegemony, and corporate conflict in the Dutch golden age -- The familial state and the rise of the Netherlands -- Patrimonial problems, familial states, and chartered companies in seventeenth-century Europe -- Dutch decline : the loyalty of the patriarch or the "betrayal of the bourgeoisie"? -- France, England, and the enigmatic eighteenth century -- Conclusion.
Bibliography note	Includes bibliographical references (p. 203-229) and index.
LCCN	2005007513
ISBN	0801433088 (cloth : alk. paper)

Library	Location	Call Number	Status	Item Actions
Joyner	General Stacks	JC131 .A33 2005	✔ Available	Place Hold