"The global lives of things considers the ways in which 'things, ' ranging from commodities, to works of art and precious materials, participated in the shaping of 'globalisation' in the early modern period. This volume traces the movements of objects through human networks of c…
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"The Global Lives of Things considers the ways in which 'things, ' ranging from commodities, to works of art and precious materials, participated in the shaping of 'globalisation' in the early modern period. This volume traces the movements of objects through human networks of c…
In der Geschichte des Seehandels unterscheidet man traditionell zwischen erlaubtem Handel und illegalen Praktiken. Doch was wir heute als'unerlaubt'ansehen, wurde bis zur Durchsetzung des souveränen Staates oft als legitim wahrgenommen, weil es innerhalb der Spielregeln des Wirt…
Le premier âge du capitalisme, c'est celui qui, du XVe au milieu du XVIIIe siècle, voit l'Europe occidentale partir à l'assaut des continents américain, africain et asiatique. Dans ce premier tome, Alain Bihr se penche sur cette expansion en détail. Il montre comment, par le bia…
Table of contents: Part I. The fall of Hormuz, a comparative study. Part II. The loss of Hormuz. People and events. Part III. After Hormuz. Conclusion. Appendix, currency and weights. Manuscript sources. Printed sources and modern works. Index. Tables. Maps. Diagram.
In a series of brief vignettes the authors bring to life international trade and its actors, and also demonstrate that economic activity cannot be divorced from social and cultural contexts. In the process they make clear that the seemingly modern concept of economic globalisati…
In a series of brief vignettes the authors bring to life international trade and its actors, and also demonstrate that economic activity cannot be divorced from social and cultural contexts. In the process they make clear that the seemingly modern concept of economic globalisati…
