The economy of obligation : the culture of credit and social relations in early modern England / Craig Muldrew.

The economy of obligation : the culture of credit and social relations in early modern England / Craig Muldrew.

New York : St. Martin's press, 1998.

xvii, 453 p. : ill., maps ; 22 cm

Early modern history

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Introduction: Deconstructing Capitalism
pt. I.
Economic Expansion and Structures.
1.
The Sixteenth-Century Growth of the Market.
The growth of consumption and exchange.
2.
The Structure and Practice of Marketing Activity, and its Expansion.
Communication, bargaining and the just price.
Urban development.
3.
Transactions on the Market.
King's Lynn wealth categories.
4.
The Structure of Credit Networks.
Money and credit.
Types of debt and the nature of credit used
pt. II.
The Culture of Credit.
5.
The Sociability of Credit and Commerce.
6.
The Cultural Currency of Credit and the Construction of Reputation.
Household credit.
7.
Unpaid Debts and Doubts about Trust.
Tradesmen's and merchants' credit
pt. III.
Credit and its Discontents.

Early modern history.

United States -- New York (State) -- New York.

HG3711.G7 M85 1998