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Freedom and Capitalism in Early Modern Europe Mercantilism and the Making of the Modern Economic Mind Philipp Robinson Rössner
Palgrave Studies in Economic History
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Philipp Robinson Rössner
Freedom and Capitalism in Early Modern Europe Mercantilism and the Making of the Modern Economic Mind
Philipp Robinson Rössner School of Arts, Languages and Cultures University of Manchester Manchester, UK
ISSN 2662-6497 ISSN 2662-6500 (electronic) Palgrave Studies in Economic History ISBN 978-3-030-53308-3 ISBN 978-3-030-53309-0 (eBook) https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-53309-0 © The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2020 This work is subject to copyright. All rights are solely and exclusively licensed by the Publisher, whether the whole or part of the material is concerned, specifically the rights of translation, reprinting, reuse of illustrations, recitation, broadcasting, reproduction on microfilms or in any other physical way, and transmission or information storage and retrieval, electronic adaptation, computer software, or by similar or dissimilar methodology now known or hereafter developed. The use of general descriptive names, registered names, trademarks, service marks, etc. in this publication does not imply, even in the absence of a specific statement, that such names are exempt from the relevant protective laws and regulations and therefore free for general use. The publisher, the authors and the editors are safe to assume that the advice and information in this book are believed to be true and accurate at the date of publication. Neither the publisher nor the authors or the editors give a warranty, expressed or implied, with respect to the material contained herein or for any errors or omissions that may have been made. The publisher remains neutral with regard to jurisdictional claims in published maps and institutional affiliations. Cover illustration: Photo 12/Alamy Stock Photo This Palgrave Pivot imprint is published by the registered company Springer Nature Switzerland AG The registered company address is: Gewerbestrasse 11, 6330 Cham, Switzerland
Preface
In this book I would like to argue two things. First, capitalism did not originate in post-1688 England (or Britain); and English certainly was not, as suggested by some historians and implied in many recent studies, capitalism’s first language. Secondly, mercantilism was a handmaiden of capitalism, but not in the way usually assumed by Marxists, an approach that has all but v
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