Commercial Agreements and Social Dynamics in Medieval Genoa

Klappentext An empirical study of medieval long-distance trade agreements and the surrounding social dynamics, drawing on 20,000 notarial records. Zusammenfassung An empirical study of medieval long-distance trade agreements and the surrounding social dynamics that transformed the feudal organization of men-of-arms into the world of Renaissance merchants. Drawing on 20!000 notarial records! the book traces the commercial partnerships of thousands of people in Genoa from 1150 to 1435 and reports social activity. Inhaltsverzeichnis List of figures; List of tables; Abbreviations; Acknowledgments; 1. From sword into capital; 2. Genoa at the dawn of the commercial expansion; 3. Equity partnerships for heterogeneous ties; 4. Credit network for routinized merchants; 5. Insurance ties for oligarchic cohesion; 6. Conclusion; Appendix A. Sample of prices and income; Appendix B. Sample of long-distance trade participants' occupations; Appendix C. Commenda network graphs; Appendix D. Nodal degree distributions of commenda networks; Appendix E. List of top mercantile nonaristocratic families; Appendix F. Partner selection probability model; Bibliography; Index.

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• Authors: Quentin van Doosselaere, Quentin Van Doosselaere
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 10.05.2012
• EAN: 9781107404298
• ISBN: 978-1-107-40429-8
• No. of pages: 280
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Sociology > Sociological theories; Sociology, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Sociology / General, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Economic History, Italy, Economic history, c 1000 CE to c 1500, Political Economy, Social and cultural history, Early history: c 500 to c 1450/1500, Social research & statistics, International trade and commerce