Merchants and the Military in Eighteenth-Century Britain : British Army Contracts and Domestic Supply, 1739-1763

Bannerman, Gordon E.

Routledge（2016/01発売）

• 製本 Paperback:紙装版/ペーパーバック版／ページ数 256 p.
• 言語 ENG
• 商品コード 9781138663619
• DDC分類 355.6212094109033

Full Description

Investigates the contract sector of the British Army during the long eighteenth century. This book argues that this group of financiers, private merchants, businessmen and farmers represented a vital interest group which was at the nexus of the fiscal-military structure. It draws on papers from the War Office, the Treasury and the Audit Office.

Contents

Introduction; Chapter 1 The Supply System of the British Army from the Seventeenth Century; Chapter 2 The Growth of Army Contracting; Chapter 3 Procedures and Patronage; Chapter 4 Administration of Encampment Contracts in England, 1740—62; Chapter 5 Performance of Encampment Contracts; Chapter 6 A Domestic Contractor: John Willan; Chapter 7 Domestic Supply and Contracting in Scotland, 1746—62; Chapter 8 Profit and Wealth; conclusion Conclusion;