{"product_id":"on-the-duties-of-merchants-daniel-souterius-9781949011159","title":"On the Duties of Merchants","description":"\u003cp\u003eIn 1602 the States General of the new Dutch Republic established the United East India Company. This first multinational corporation dominated international trade for nearly two centuries. The Dutch Reformed minister Daniel Souterius (1571-1634) dedicated his \u003cem\u003eDe officiis mercatorum\u003c\/em\u003e (1615) to its directors. Translated here for the first time, this work\u003cem\u003e \u003c\/em\u003eis an apology for commerce from the early days of the Dutch Republic. It precedes the famous oration \u003cem\u003eOn the Wise Merchant\u003c\/em\u003e from Caspar Barlaeus by almost two decades and shows no traces of what has been called the \"embarrassment of riches.\" In addressing all Christian merchants, it frees itself of interconfessional controversy and outlines a set of norms to evaluate commercial activity. Souterius's book adopts the humanist method of \"patchwork\" introduced by Justus Lipsius, combining well-chosen quotations from a wide range of classical and Christian authors. This translation sheds new light on the early history of Dutch economic thought and on the ethics of commerce in the early modern period.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Daniel Souterius\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1949011151\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781949011159\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Clp Academic\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/01\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 176\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.82lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.56d","brand":"Daniel Souterius","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":46489202065663,"sku":"9781949011159","price":29.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_aec44864-578b-4131-9ce8-cd2dd0778ec8.jpg?v=1736952884","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/on-the-duties-of-merchants-daniel-souterius-9781949011159","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}