London : the Selden Map and the making of a global city, 1549-1689

"This book describes the emergence of London as a global city between 1549 and 1689, as an important population, economic and cultural center that was particularly transformed by its contact with Asia in this period. This process is usually described as one that occurred in a national or Atlant...

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Auteur principal : Batchelor Robert K. (Auteur)
Format : Livre
Langue : anglais
Titre complet : London : the Selden Map and the making of a global city, 1549-1689 / Robert K. Batchelor
Publié : Chicago, London : University of Chicago press , cop. 2014
Description matérielle : 1 vol. (VI-334 p.)
Sujets :
  • The global corporation
  • National autonomy
  • The value of history : languages, records, and laws
  • The image of absolutism
  • The system of the world