The Financial Revolution, 1660-1760

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  • Name Capital and money markets, etc
  • Name Investors & investor behaviour

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Part of the publisher's 'Seminar Studies in History'. Provides a scholarly introduction to the subject of the Financial Revolution, written especially for students. Structured in four parts: Part 1] '1660-85' - 'The legacies of the interregnum' / 'The reign of Charles II'; Part 2] '1685-1714' - 'Revolution and revolutions' / 'Financing of war' / 'Assessment, 1685-1714'; Part 3] '1714-60' - 'The fall and rise of the London money market' / 'After the crash' / 'Assessment, 1714-60'; Part 4] 'Documents' - providing transcriptions of 20 documents touching on the subject. Touches on the Bank of England, South Sea Co, etc. Has glossary of terms [pp107-10]