
Networks of Influence and Power
During the nineteenth century, Liverpool became the heart of an international maritime network. As the ''second city'' of Empire, its merchants and shipowners operated within a transnational commercial and financial system, while its trading connections stimulated the development of new markets and their integration within an increasingly global economy. This ground-breaking volume brings together...
During the nineteenth century, Liverpool became the heart of an international maritime network. As the ''second city'' of Empire, its merchants and shipowners operated within a transnational commercial and financial system, while its trading connections stimulated the development of new markets and their integration within an increasingly global economy. This ground-breaking volume brings together...