{"product_id":"a-revolution-in-commerce-the-parisian-merchant-court-and-the-rise-of-commercial-society-in-eighteenth-century-france-hardcover","title":"A Revolution in Commerce: The Parisian Merchant Court and the Rise of Commercial Society in Eighteenth-Century France - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eAmalia D. Kessler\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis groundbreaking book provides the first comprehensive account of the \u003ci\u003ejuridiction consulaire\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003eor Merchant Court, of eighteenth-century Paris. Drawing on extensive archival research, Amalia D. Kessler reconstructs the workings of the court and the commercial law that it applied and uses these to shed new light on questions about the relationship between commerce and modernity that are of deep and abiding interest to lawyers, historians, and social scientists alike.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eKessler shows how the merchants who were associated with the court--and not just elite thinkers and royal reformers--played a key role in reconceptualizing commerce as the credit-fueled private exchange necessary to sustain the social order. Deploying this modern conception of commerce in a variety of contexts, ranging from litigation over negotiable instruments to corporatist battles for status and jurisdiction, these merchants contributed (largely inadvertently and to their ultimate regret) to the demise of corporatism as both conceptual framework and institutional practice. In so doing, they helped bring about the social and political revolution of 1789. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHighly readable and engaging, \u003ci\u003eA Revolution in Commerce\u003c\/i\u003e provides important new insights into the rise of commercial modernity by demonstrating the remarkable role played by the law in ideological and institutional transformation.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAmalia D. Kessler\u003c\/b\u003e is associate professor of law and (by courtesy) history, Stanford University. She lives in Los Altos, CA.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 408\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.14 x 9.28 x 6.59 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 01, 2007\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45310432608358,"sku":"9780300113976","price":123.06,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0599\/7255\/0758\/files\/Sk5JaXVZSWNoZkgrTGhMSWdwN1E4dz09.webp?v=1774241430","url":"https:\/\/infinitylightwa.com\/products\/a-revolution-in-commerce-the-parisian-merchant-court-and-the-rise-of-commercial-society-in-eighteenth-century-france-hardcover","provider":"Infinity Light","version":"1.0","type":"link"}