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Article: The English Gentleman Merchant at Work: Madras and the City of London 1660-1740.(Book review)
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- September 22, 2006
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The English Gentleman Merchant at Work: Madras and the City of London 1660-1740. By Soren Mentz. (Copenhagen, Denmark: Museum Tusculanum Press, 2005. Pp. 304. $16.95.)
Much research on the British Empire of late investigates the impact that colonial endeavor had on politics, society, economics, and culture at home. The author posits that the "Atlantic perspective," which stresses the constant state of interplay between London and the North American colonies, applies equally as well to Asia. He believes that the existence of indigenous capital and trading networks in Asia, in contrast to North America, has led historians to overemphasize the importance of Asian ...