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The merchant republics : Amsterdam, Antwerp, and Hamburg, 1648-1790
- Title
- The merchant republics : Amsterdam, Antwerp, and Hamburg, 1648-1790 / Mary Lindemann.
- Author
- Lindemann, Mary
- Publication
- New York, NY, USA : Cambridge University Press, 2015.
- Supplementary Content
- Cover image
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- Description
- xv, 356 pages : illustrations; 24 cm
- Summary
- "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"--
- Subject
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Contents
- Introduction : a tale of three cities -- A topographical perspective -- Political dynamics and dilemmas -- Discord -- Merchants and republicans -- Virtuous commerce -- Virtue bankrupt -- Conclusion.
- Call Number
- JFE 15-1321
- ISBN
- 9781107074439
- 1107074436
- 9781107426290 (paperback)
- 1107426294 (paperback)
- 9781316191590 (PDF ebook) (canceled/invalid)
- LCCN
- 2014023814
- OCLC
- 886598634
- Author
- Lindemann, Mary, author.
- Title
- The merchant republics : Amsterdam, Antwerp, and Hamburg, 1648-1790 / Mary Lindemann.
- Publisher
- New York, NY, USA : Cambridge University Press, 2015.
- Type of Content
- text
- Type of Medium
- unmediated
- Type of Carrier
- volume
- Bibliography
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Connect to:
- Other Form:
- ebook version 9781316191590
- Research Call Number
- JFE 15-1321