UID:
almahu_9947414947902882
Format:
1 online resource (xv, 356 pages) :
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digital, PDF file(s).
ISBN:
9781139696852 (ebook)
Content:
The Merchant Republics analyzes the ways in which three major economic powerhouses - Amsterdam, Antwerp and Hamburg - developed dual identities as 'communities of commerce' and as republics over the course of the long eighteenth century (c.1648–1790). In addition to discussing the qualities that made these three cities alike, this volume also considers the very real differences that derived from their dissimilar histories, political structures, economic fates and cultural expectations. While all valued both their republicanism and their merchant identities, each presented a different face to the world and each made the transition from an early modern republic to a modern city in a different manner.
Note:
Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015).
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Introduction : a tale of three cities -- A topographical perspective -- Political dynamics and dilemmas -- Discord -- Merchants and republicans -- Virtuous commerce -- Virtue bankrupt -- Conclusion.
Additional Edition:
Print version: ISBN 9781107074439
Language:
English
Subjects:
History
URL:
https://doi.org/10.1017/CBO9781139696852
URL:
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