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Author Zabin, Serena R

Title Dangerous economies : status and commerce in imperial New York / Serena R. Zabin
Published Philadelphia : University of Pennsylvania Press, ©2009

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Description 1 online resource (205 pages) : illustrations, map
Series Early American studies.
Contents Introduction: Imperial New York City -- Where credit is due -- Webs of dependence -- The informal economy -- Masters of distinction -- Black cargo or crew -- Status, commerce, and conspiracy
Summary This history of New York culture and commerce in the first two thirds of the eighteenth century tells how the volatile forces of imperial politics and commerce created a fluid society in which establishing one's own status or verifying another's was a challenge
Analysis "Multi-User"
Notes OldControl:muse9780812206111
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 193-195) and index
Notes In English
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Subject HISTORY -- United States -- Colonial Period (1600-1775)
Commerce
Economic history
SUBJECT New York (N.Y.) -- Commerce
New York (N.Y.) -- Economic conditions -- 18th century
New York (N.Y.) -- Economic conditions
Subject New York (State) -- New York
Form Electronic book
ISBN 9780812206111
0812206118
0812220579
9780812220575
1283897210
9781283897211