Trade, Migration and Urban Networks in Port Cities, C. 1640-1940

by International Maritime Economic History Association

This study offers an exploration of the role of merchants throughout maritime history through the analysis of maritime trade networks. It attempts to fill in the gaps in the historiography to determine the range of activities that maritime merchants undertook. It is comprised of nine chapters: one introductory, and eight exploring aspects of merchant history across Europe during the period 1640 to 1940. Several major themes recur throughout these...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0973893486
• ISBN13: 9780973893489
• Release Date: January 2008
• Publisher: Liverpool University Press
• Length: 167 Pages