Documents of the First Chambers of Commerce in Britain and Ireland, 1767-1839

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Author(s) Bennett, Robert J (ed)
Publication type Monograph
Year published 2018
Pages 715pp; illus
Publisher Oxford University Press for British Academy
Place Published Oxford

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Library:

Name British Library
City London
County Greater London
Country England
Postcode NW1 2DB
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Document transcriptions, etc

Notes:

Mostly comprises transcriptions of documents for the history of early chambers of commerce, largely in the Britain and Ireland but also in North America and Jamaica. Each document / document group is introduced by an explanatory text. The documents are organised as follows: 'Founding principles, rules and governance'; 'Charters'; 'Wider discourse'; 'Opinion, tensions and disputes'; 'Advocacy and campaigns'; 'Services and activities'; 'Law / political agents and their costs'; 'General chambers of manufacturers'; 'Union of chambers'. There is a general introductory chapter [pp1-58]