HistoryVolume 24, Issue 94 p. 129-135 XC.—Mercantilism1 J. F. Rees, J. F. ReesSearch for more papers by this author J. F. Rees, J. F. ReesSearch for more papers by this author First published: September 1939 https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1468-229X.1939.tb00725.x 1 Bibliographical Note.—Professor Heckscher's study of mercantilism first appeared in Swedish in 1931. The English translation, prepared from the German edition and revised by the author, was published in 1935 (Mercantilism, by Eli F. Heckscher, authorised translation by Mendel Shapiro, 2 vols., London, George Allen & Unwin, pp. 472 + 420. 42s.). This is such a comprehensive survey of the subject that it must serve as the basis for all future study. A Short History of Mercantilism (1925), by the late J. W. Horrocks, is a very serviceable introduction for the general reader. Book rv of Adam Smith's Wealth of Nations (1776) may always be profitably consulted, for it contains a mass of illustrative material. Gustav Sehmoller's important essay, which was published in the first number of his Jahrbuch in 1884, was translated by W. J. Ashley and included in Macmillan's Economic Classics (The Mercantile System and its Historical Significance, New York, 1896). The opinions of Archdeacon Cunningham may be gathered from the second volume of his well-known Growth of English Industry and Commerce, which he called “The Mercantile System.” The second and third volumes (published in 1931) of E. Lipson's Economic History of England are also devoted to “The Age of Mercantilism.” For special aspects of the subject the following may be mentioned: The Position of the Laborer in a System of Nationalism: a Study in the Labor Theories of the Later English Mercantilists (Boston and New York, 1920), by Edgar S. Furniss; The Theory of the Balance of Trade in England: a Study in Mercantilism (Helsingfors, 1923), by Br. Suviranta; The Old Colonial System, 1660–1754, 2 vols. (New York, 1912), by G. L. Beer; “Mercantilism and the Colonies,” by J. F. Rees, in the Cambridge History of the British Empire, vol. I (Cambridge, 1929); Mercantilism and East India Trade (London, 1926), by P. J. Thomas. Read the full textAboutPDF ToolsRequest permissionExport citationAdd to favoritesTrack citation ShareShare Give accessShare full text accessShare full-text accessPlease review our Terms and Conditions of Use and check box below to share full-text version of article.I have read and accept the Wiley Online Library Terms and Conditions of UseShareable LinkUse the link below to share a full-text version of this article with your friends and colleagues. Learn more.Copy URL Share a linkShare onFacebookTwitterLinked InRedditWechat Volume24, Issue94September 1939Pages 129-135 RelatedInformation