Three Consuls Capitalism, Empire, and the Rise and Fall of America's Mediterranean Community, 1776–1840
Book contents
- Three Consuls
- Three Consuls
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Figures
- Maps
- Tables
- Acknowledgments
- Frontispiece
- Introduction
- Part I Rise of the Mediterranean Community
- Part II Community Structures
- 5 The American Social Network and National Identity
- 6 Business Networks and the Problem of Self Interest
- 7 Contact with “Others”
- Part III Collapse
- Epilogue Latin America and the Turn toward Empire
- Glossary
- Bibliography
- Index
6 - Business Networks and the Problem of Self Interest
from Part II - Community Structures
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 31 October 2024
Book contents
- Three Consuls
- Three Consuls
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Figures
- Maps
- Tables
- Acknowledgments
- Frontispiece
- Introduction
- Part I Rise of the Mediterranean Community
- Part II Community Structures
- 5 The American Social Network and National Identity
- 6 Business Networks and the Problem of Self Interest
- 7 Contact with “Others”
- Part III Collapse
- Epilogue Latin America and the Turn toward Empire
- Glossary
- Bibliography
- Index
Summary
Takes a broad look at mercantile networks that developed between consuls and others trading in the Mediterranean with a particular focus on the problem of self-interest faced by merchant-consuls.
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- Three ConsulsCapitalism, Empire, and the Rise and Fall of America's Mediterranean Community, 1776–1840, pp. 153 - 182Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2024