Globalisation in the early modern period : the economic relationship between Amsterdam and Lisbon, 1640-1705 / Cátia Antunes.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Antunes, Cátia, 1976-

Series:

NEHA-series III (Aksant (Firm))

NEHA-series III

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Amsterdam (Netherlands)--Commerce--Portugal--Lisbon--History.

Amsterdam (Netherlands).

Lisbon (Portugal)--Commerce--Netherlands--Amsterdam--History.

Lisbon (Portugal).

Amsterdam (Netherlands)--Economic conditions.

Lisbon (Portugal)--Economic conditions.

Physical Description:

viii, 238 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.

Place of Publication:

Amsterdam : Aksant ; [New Brunswick, NJ] : distributed in North America by Transaction Publishers, [2004]

Summary:

The exchange of goods, services, and ideas, the formation of military and political relationships, and the migrations of people that are the hallmarks of globalization is hardly a new phenomenon. The process of globalization is evident throughout history, particularly in the Early Modern Period, a time of discovery, expansion, and innovation, Antunes reconstructs the interplay of globalizing agents in Amsterdam and Lisbon, which were engaged in local, regional, and intercontinental trade, credit, investment, and labor networks. She argues that business and diplomacy were key Early Modern activities and vital for a dynamic socio-economic relationship between the two ports, and merchants, economic agents, representatives, and diplomats were the true agents of expansive globalization in this period.

Notes:

Originally presented as the author's thesis (doctoral)--Universiteit Leiden, 2004.

Includes bibliographical references (pages [221]-232) and index.

ISBN:

905260164X

OCLC:

59223784