Political Economies of Empire in the Early Modern Mediterranean: The Decline of Venice and the Rise of England, 1450-1700

ISBN-13: 9781107630383 / Angielski / Miękka / 2017 / 436 str.

Maria Fusaro

Opis

Early modern European economic development seen through the interaction of two major players in the Mediterranean economy: Venice and England.

Recenzje

'The volume of research initiated for the production of this book is impressive, and has enabled Fusaro to create an imposing study that will prove vital for the early modern maritime historian. … The book is a valuable and authoritative contribution to the fields of early modern state formation, maritime studies, and economic history.' Benjamin W. D. Redding, The Mariner's Mirror

Spis treści

Introduction: political economies of empire; 1. The medieval background; 2. The reversal of the balance; 3. The Ottoman Levant; 4. Genoa, Venice and Livorno (a tale of three cities); 5. Trade, violence and diplomacy; 6. Diplomacy, trade and religion; 7. The Venetian peculiarities; 8. The English mercantile community in Venice; 9. The English and other mercantile communities; 10. The goods of the trade; 11. Empires and governance in the Mediterranean; 12. Coda and conclusions; Bibliography; Index.