Merchant Colonies in the Early Modern Period

Name: Merchant Colonies in the Early Modern Period
Brand: Taylor & Francis

Taylor & Francis

Merchant colonies were a significant factor for economic growth in Europe during the early modern period. The essays in this collection look at merchant colonies across Europe, assessing their function, legal status, interaction with local traders and assimilation into their host countries. > Merchant colonies were a significant factor for economic growth in Europe during the early modern period. The essays in this collection look at merchant colonies across Europe, assessing their function, legal status, interaction with local traders and assimilation into their host countries. > Introduction, Victor N. Zakharov, Gelina Harlaftis, Olga Katsiardi-Hering; Chapter 1 Early Modern English Merchant Colonies: Contexts and Functions, Jan Willem Veluwenkamp, Joost Veenstra; Chapter 2 German and Italian Merchant Colonies in Early Modern England, Beverly A. Dougherty; Chapter 3 Dynamism and Integration of the North European Merchant Communities in French Ports in the Eighteenth Century, g