Peter D. Wright

Gebundenes Buch

Life on the Tyne

Water Trades on the Lower River Tyne in the Seventeenth and Eighteenth Centuries, a Reappraisal

Beschreibung

While the early modern period has long been recognised as witnessing a growth in trade and consumerism, the majority of studies to date have tended to focus upon London and southern England. In order to provide a more balanced understanding of the dynamics at work on a national level, this book explores the local economy and waterborne trades of Newcastle and the River Tyne, in the north-east of England.

Autor

Peter D. Wright is currently Honorary Visiting Fellow at the School of History, Classics and Archaeology, Newcastle University, UK. Based on an extensive experience of cruising in a small boat around the creeks, rivers and coastline of North East England, he developed a fascination for the maritime history and development of the region. When he retired from a career in the NHS in 2003, he pursued this interest in greater depth. He joined the School of History, and in 2011 gained a Doctorate for his reappraisal of the history of the water trades along the lower River Tyne.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Routledge
• Seitenzahl: 220
• Erscheinungstermin: 16. Oktober 2014
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 240mm x 161mm x 17mm
• Gewicht: 499g
• ISBN-13: 9781472426338
• ISBN-10: 1472426339
• Artikelnr.: 44803552