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Merchants and the Military in Eighteenth-Century Britain Gordon Bannerman

Merchants and the Military in Eighteenth-Century Britain By Gordon Bannerman

Merchants and the Military in Eighteenth-Century Britain by Gordon Bannerman

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Investigates the contract sector of the British Army during the long eighteenth century. This book argues that this group of financiers, private merchants, businessmen and farmers represented a vital interest group which was at the nexus of the fiscal-military structure. It draws on papers from the War Office, the Treasury and the Audit Office.

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Merchants and the Military in Eighteenth-Century Britain: British Army Contracts and Domestic Supply, 1739-1763 by Gordon Bannerman

Investigates the contract sector of the British Army during the long eighteenth century. This book argues that this group of financiers, private merchants, businessmen and farmers represented a vital interest group which was at the nexus of the fiscal-military structure. It draws on papers from the War Office, the Treasury and the Audit Office.

Merchants and the Military in Eighteenth-Century Britain Reviews

'well-researched and analytical, Merchants and the Military draws together multiple seperate threads of historical inquiry to plumb a vital, neglected, area of eighteenth-century British history.' The Scriblerian 'a valuable and original addition to the literature' Economic History Review

Table of Contents

Introduction; Chapter 1 The Supply System of the British Army from the Seventeenth Century; Chapter 2 The Growth of Army Contracting; Chapter 3 Procedures and Patronage; Chapter 4 Administration of Encampment Contracts in England, 174062; Chapter 5 Performance of Encampment Contracts; Chapter 6 A Domestic Contractor: John Willan; Chapter 7 Domestic Supply and Contracting in Scotland, 174662; Chapter 8 Profit and Wealth; conclusion Conclusion;

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NPB9781851969371
9781851969371
1851969373
Merchants and the Military in Eighteenth-Century Britain: British Army Contracts and Domestic Supply, 1739-1763 by Gordon Bannerman
Gordon Bannerman
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Hardback
Taylor & Francis Ltd
2007-12-01
274
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