This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.

About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work.

This is undoubtedly the most scientific volume which has yet come under our notice of the series to which it belongs.

First published in 1929, this book was written to express the belief that nations’ commercial policy and doctrines could best be explained by reference to their history.