Imperial Ambition in the Early Modern Mediterranean - Genoese Merchants and the Spanish Crown

"Imperial Ambition in the Early Modern Mediterranean Genoese Merchants and the Spanish Crown. This book examines the alliance between the Spanish Crown and Genoese merchant bankers in southern Italy throughout the early modern era, when Spain and Genoa developed a symbiotic economic relationship, undergirded by a cultural and spiritual alliance. Analyzing early modern imperialism, migration, and trade, this book shows that the spiritual entente between the two nations was mainly informed by the religiousdivision of the Mediterranean Sea. The Turkish threat in the Mediterranean reinforced the commitment of both the Spanish Crown and the Genoese merchants to Christianity. Spain's imperial strategy was reinforced by its willingness to acculturate to southern Italy through organized beneficence, representation at civic ceremonies, and spiritual guidance during religious holidays. Celine Dauverd is Assistant Professor of History and a board member of the Mediterranean Studies Group at the University of Colorado Boulder. Her research focuses on sociocultural relations between Spain and Italy during the early modern era (1450-1650). She has published articles in the Sixteenth Century Journal, the Journal of World History, Mediterranean Studies, and the Journalof Levantine Studies"--

Product details

• Authors: Caeline Dauverd, Celine Dauverd, Céline Dauverd
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 18.09.2014
• EAN: 9781107062368
• ISBN: 978-1-107-06236-8
• No. of pages: 310
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Regional and national histories; Social sciences, law, business > Business > International economy; European History, HISTORY / Europe / General, General & world history, c 1500 onwards to present day, 17th century, c 1600 to c 1699, Early modern history: c 1450/1500 to c 1700, Mediterranean countries, 16th century, c 1500 to c 1599, Mediterranean countries / Mediterranean basin