Description: Rethinking Mercantilism brings together a group of young early modern British and European historians to investigate what use the concept "mercantilism" might still hold for both scholars and teachers of the period. While scholars often find the term unsatisfactory, mercantilism has stubbornly survived both in our classrooms and in the general scholarly discourse.
Review Quotes: "The eighteen essays in Mercantilism Reimagined make very clear the multifaceted nature of political economy in early modern Britain, both in terms of ideas and practice....The volume provides a good sense of how historians are now weaving together a wide range of factors when exploring the significance of economic policy as a reason of state....Rich, insightful and suggestive."--Times Literary Supplement
"This volume adds a new voice to the discussion of mercantilism in the seventeenth and early eighteenth centuries...The volume is full of fascinating historical material, some of it newly brought to light. It will undoubtedly become an important source for students of the period."--Journal of Interdisciplinary History"Instead of simply tying commercial policy to imperialism, commerce, taxation, and finance, what this volume underscores is the regularity with which policies strove to impose order on a rapidly changing world."--Journal of Modern History