Format:
Online-Ressource (410 p)
Edition:
Online-Ausg. 2011 Electronic reproduction; Available via World Wide Web
ISBN:
9781139515320
Series Statement:
Cambridge Latin American Studies, 97 v.97
Content:
This book explores the marketing chain of British textile exports to South America and sheds light on South Americans' consumer behaviour
Note:
Description based upon print version of record
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Cover; The British Textile Trade in South America in the Nineteenth Century; Title; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; Figures; Tables; Acknowledgments; Abbreviations; Places and Spellings; PART I: The Trade Data; 1: Introduction; The Organization of the Book; Sources and Databases; 2: Britain's Textile Exports to the Southern Cone: The Data; The Treatment of the Development of British Trade to the Southern Cone in the Literature: Pre-independence; The Treatment of the Development of British Trade to the Southern Cone in the Literature: Post-independence
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General Trends in Total Exports, Measured by ValueBeyond Values: British Exports in Volume - Hidden Facts within New Data; The Southern Cone's Position in British Exports, Measured by Value; An Epoch of Textiles; Detailed Composition of Textile Exports to the Southern Cone; Cottons; Wool Manufactures; Linens; Importance of the Southern Cone in United Kingdom Textile Exports; Cottons (Excluding Yarns); Wool Manufactures (Excluding Yarns); Linens (Excluding Yarns); Conclusions; PART II: The Market Chain; 3: The Main Links in the Market Chain; Textile Manufacturers: General Remarks
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Packing of Textiles: Preliminary RemarksTextile Merchants in Britain; British Merchants in the Southern Cone; Relationships between British Manufacturers and Merchants; Relationships between Merchants in Britain and British Houses in the Southern Cone; Shippers and Shipping Strategies; Marine Insurance: Preliminary Remarks; Native Merchants in the Southern Cone; Conclusions; 4: Knowing, Adapting to, and Managing Demand; British Merchants in the Southern Cone: The Eyes and Ears of British Manufacturers; General Remarks on the Demand for Textiles; Peculiarities of the Southern Cone Market
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Exactitude of the Order: Sending Samples from the Southern ConeReverse Sampling; The Impact of Sampling and Reverse Sampling; Sample Cards and Pattern Books; Prompt Delivery; Conclusions; 5: Contracts and Commissions; Own-Account Operations versus Consignments; Advances on Consignments; The Usual Charges on Consignments; The Risks Involved in a Long-distance Trade; Conclusions; 6: Paying for Textiles: Return Remittances; Remittances from Argentina; Remittances from Chile; The Working of the Bill of Exchange in the Southern Cone; Merchants' Preferences on Remittances
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Conveyance of Bullion and Specie from the Southern Cone to BritainConclusions; PART III: Explaining the Data; 7: Developments in the Industrializing Core; Developments in British Textile Industries; Improvements in the Packing of Textiles; Shipping Developments; Changes in Freight Rates; Improvements in Inter-oceanic Communications; Introduction of "Free Trade" in the United Kingdom; Conclusions; 8: Developments in the Southern Cone; Import Duties in the Southern Cone; The Impact of War on Trade; Port Facilities and Freedom of Navigation in the Southern Cone
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Craft Textile Production in the Southern Cone
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Electronic reproduction; Available via World Wide Web
Additional Edition:
ISBN 9781139516976
Additional Edition:
ISBN 9781107021297
Additional Edition:
Erscheint auch als Druck-Ausgabe The British Textile Trade in South America in the Nineteenth Century
Language:
English
Keywords:
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