Between empires : Brazilian sugar in the early Atlantic economy, 1550-1630 / by Christopher Ebert.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Ebert, Christopher.

Series:

Atlantic world (Leiden, Netherlands) ; v. 16.

The Atlantic world, 1570-0542 ; 16

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Sugar trade--Brazil--History--16th century.

Sugar trade.

Sugar trade--Brazil--History--17th century.

Sugar trade--Europe, Northern--History--16th century.

Sugar trade--Europe, Northern--History--17th century.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (224 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Leiden ; Boston : Brill, 2008.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This study examines the wholesale trade in sugar from Brazil to markets in Europe. The principal market was northwestern Europe, but for much of the time between 1550 and 1630 Portugal was drawn into the conflict between Habsburg Spain and the Dutch Republic. In spite of political obstacles, the trade persisted because it was not subject to monopolies and was relatively lightly regulated and taxed. The investment structure was highly international, as Portugal and northwestern Europe exchanged communities of merchants who were mobile and inter-imperial in both their composition and organization. This conclusion challenges an imperial or mercantilist perspective of the Atlantic economy in its earliest phases.

Contents:

Introduction

Portuguese trade with northwestern Europe

Sugar, institutions and politics

Merchants and merchant networks

The cost of shipping

Transactions and risk management

Illegal trade

Supply, demand, prices and profitability

Conclusion.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (p. [195]-203) and index.

ISBN:

1-282-39914-4

9786612399145

90-474-4277-6

OCLC:

647871763

Publisher Number:

10.1163/ej.9789004167681.i-212 DOI