Description |
1 online resource (xvi, 241 pages) : illustrations, maps |
Series |
Library of economic history, 1877-3206 ; v. 1 |
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Library of economic history ; v. 1.
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Contents |
Cover -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Table of Contents -- Acknowledgements -- List of illustrations -- List of maps -- List of figures and tables -- List of abbreviations -- Note on dates, names, and currency -- Introduction -- A reversal of fortunes -- The decline of Venice and the rise of Amsterdam -- Merchant communities -- Approach and sources -- Chapter One -- Venice -- Entering the city -- The inhabitants of Venice -- The Venetian state -- Declining Venetian commerce -- Immigrant traders in Venice: Germans, Ottomans, and Jews -- Chapter Two -- Unlocking the Venetian market: changing trade relations in the 1590s -- Early trade relations between Venice and the Low Countries -- In desperate need of cereals -- Importing Baltic grain into Venice -- Chapter Three -- Combining the new with the old: Netherlandish-Venetian trade aft er the 1590s -- The case of Cornelis Jansen -- Expanding commercial contacts -- Amsterdam-Mediterranean trade in 16468211;1647 -- Continuing overland trade -- Chapter Four -- The community of Netherlandish merchants in Venice -- The number of Netherlandish merchants in Venice -- The provenance of the Netherlandish merchants -- Forging family ties, economic partnerships, and bonds of friendship -- Religious differences? -- Chapter Five -- Individual and collective strategies -- Becoming Venetian citizens -- Petitions and privileges -- Banquets and charity -- Ambassadors and consuls -- Chapter Six -- At home in early modern Venice -- Finding a home -- A wealthy lifestyle -- Venetian relations -- Entering the Venetian patriciate -- Conclusion -- Bibliography -- Index |
Summary |
This book deals with the Netherlandish merchant community in early modern Venice. It analyses how these immigrant traders used their commercial position to secure a place in the city and shows the consequences of the changes in international commerce for Venetian society |
Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 211-230) and index |
Notes |
Print version record |
Subject |
Merchants, Foreign -- Italy -- Venice -- History -- 16th century
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Dutch -- Italy -- Venice -- History -- 16th century
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BUSINESS & ECONOMICS -- International -- Marketing.
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POLITICAL SCIENCE -- International Relations -- Trade & Tariffs.
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BUSINESS & ECONOMICS -- International -- General.
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BUSINESS & ECONOMICS -- Exports & Imports.
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Commerce
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Dutch
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Economic history
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Merchants, Foreign
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Kooplieden.
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Nederlanders.
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SUBJECT |
Venice (Italy) -- Commerce -- Netherlands
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Venice (Italy) -- Economic conditions -- 16th century
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Subject |
Netherlands
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Italy -- Venice
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Venetiƫ (stad)
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Genre/Form |
History
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Form |
Electronic book
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ISBN |
9789047428879 |
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9047428870 |
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1282603124 |
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9781282603127 |
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