Commercial Agreements and Social Dynamics in Medieval Genoa
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Quentin van Doosselaere (Author)
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Commercial Agreements and Social Dynamics in Medieval Genoa is an empirical study of medieval long-distance trade agreements and the surrounding social dynamics that transformed the feudal organization of men-of-arms into the world of Renaissance merchants. Drawing on 20,000 notarial records, the book traces the commercial partnerships of thousands of people in Genoa from 1150 to 1435 and reports social activity on a scale that is unprecedented for such an early period of history. In combining a detailed historical reading with network modeling to analyze the change in the long-distance trade relationships, Quentin van Doosselaere challenges the prevailing western-centric view of development. He demonstrates that the history of the three main medieval economic frameworks that brought about European capitalism - equity, credit, and insurance - was not driven by strategic merchants' economic optimizations but rather by a change in partners' selections that reflected the dynamic of the social structure as a whole.
About the Author
Dr Quentin van Doosselaere is a research Fellow at Nuffield College. He combines a formal training in both sociology and business administration to focus on the emergence of capitalism at the end of the medieval period. Adding formal network analysis tools to detailed archival research, Dr van Doosselaere has studied the social foundations underpinning the economic changes that initiated the western dominance in global economic exchange. The multidisciplinary nature of his research has resulted in invitations to present his work to business, economics, history, and sociology departments in both Europe and the United States.
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- Contributor: Quentin van Doosselaere
- Imprint: Cambridge University Press
- ISBN13: 9780521897921
- Number of Pages: 280
- Packaged Dimensions: 152x229x19mm
- Packaged Weight: 500
- Format: Hardback
- Publisher: Cambridge University Press
- Release Date: 2009-04-27
- Binding: Hardback
- Biography: Dr Quentin van Doosselaere is a research Fellow at Nuffield College. He combines a formal training in both sociology and business administration to focus on the emergence of capitalism at the end of the medieval period. Adding formal network analysis tools to detailed archival research, Dr van Doosselaere has studied the social foundations underpinning the economic changes that initiated the western dominance in global economic exchange. The multidisciplinary nature of his research has resulted in invitations to present his work to business, economics, history, and sociology departments in both Europe and the United States.
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