Cities of commerce: the institutional foundations of international trade in the low countries, 1250-1650
Auteur :
Gelderblom, Oscar
Éditeur :
Princeton University Press
ISBN :
9780691168203
Date de publication :
29 déc. 2015
Dimensions :
23,5 x 15,2 cm
Poids :
482 g
Format :
Trade paperback (US)
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
USA
Cities of Commerce develops a model of institutional change in European commerce based on urban rivalry. Cities continuously competed with each other by adapting commercial, legal, and financial institutions to the evolving needs of merchants. Oscar Gelderblom traces the successive rise of Bruges, Antwerp, and Amsterdam to commercial primacy betwee