British Trade with Spanish America, 1763 to 1808
Distributed for Liverpool University Press
With a Foreword by John R. Fisher
380 pages
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6 x 9
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© 2007
In this detailed and accessible volume, Adrian Pearce presents the first major study of British trade with the Spanish colonies to appear in half a century. This landmark analysis traces the development of British commercial relations with Spanish America during a historically-crucial period—the late-eighteenth century, and in particular, the French Revolutionary wars. A highly-original analysis of an enormous range of archival sources (from Spain, UK, USA, Venezuela and Colombia) as well as a step forward toward understanding the economics of imperialism, British Trade with Spanish America looks to become the standard treatment of its topic in the years to come.
Contents
Preface
List of Maps
List of Abbreviations
Note on Exchange Rates and Values
Introductory Essay by Professor John R. Fisher
1. The Origins of British Trade with the Spanish Colonies, Sixteenth Century to 1763
2. The ‘Spanish Trade’, 1763 – 1783: Geographical Expansion and the Free Ports
3. The Comercio de Colonias and the Consolidation of the Free Port System, 1783 – 1796
4. Trade during Wartime (1796 – 1808): The Spanish Licensed Trade in the British West Indies
5. Trade during Wartime (1796 – 1808): British Contraband and the Spanish-American Perspective
6. Trade during Wartime (1796 – 1808): Neutral Trade, the Bullion Contracts, and the ‘Secret Trade’
7. Conclusions
Maps
Statistical Appendix: British Trade with the Spanish Colonies, 1788-1795
Note on Archival Sources
Bibliography for the Study of British Trade with the Spanish Colonies
List of Maps
List of Abbreviations
Note on Exchange Rates and Values
Introductory Essay by Professor John R. Fisher
1. The Origins of British Trade with the Spanish Colonies, Sixteenth Century to 1763
2. The ‘Spanish Trade’, 1763 – 1783: Geographical Expansion and the Free Ports
3. The Comercio de Colonias and the Consolidation of the Free Port System, 1783 – 1796
4. Trade during Wartime (1796 – 1808): The Spanish Licensed Trade in the British West Indies
5. Trade during Wartime (1796 – 1808): British Contraband and the Spanish-American Perspective
6. Trade during Wartime (1796 – 1808): Neutral Trade, the Bullion Contracts, and the ‘Secret Trade’
7. Conclusions
Maps
Statistical Appendix: British Trade with the Spanish Colonies, 1788-1795
Note on Archival Sources
Bibliography for the Study of British Trade with the Spanish Colonies
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