Beyond empires : global, self-organizing, cross-imperial networks, 1500-1800 /
Beyond empires : global, self-organizing, cross-imperial networks, 1500-1800 /
edited by Catia Antunes, Amelia Polonia.
- 1 online resource.
- European expansion and indigenous response, v. 21 1873-8974 ; .
- European Expansion and Indigenous Response 21. European History and Culture E-Books Online, Collection 2015-II, ISBN: 9789004287426. .
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Preliminary Material / Introduction / The Evolution of Norms in Trade and Financial Networks in the First Global Age: The Case of the Simon Ruiz’s Network / Trans-Imperial and Cross-Cultural Networks for the Slave Trade, 1580s–1800s / Dutch and English Approaches to Cross-Cultural Trade in Mughal India and the Problem of Trust, 1600–1630 / ‘The Japanese Connection’: Self-Organized Smuggling Networks in Nagasaki circa 1666–1742 / The Pirate Round: Globalized Sea Robbery and Self-Organizing Trans-Maritime Networks around 1700 / Merchant Cooperation in Society and State: A Case Study in the Hispanic Monarchy / In the Shadow of the Companies: Empires of Trade in the Orient and Informal Entrepreneurship / Smuggling for Survival: Self-Organized, Cross-Imperial Colony Building in Essequibo and Demerara, 1746–1796 / Trading with Asia without a Colonial Empire in Asia: Swedish Merchant Networks and Chartered Company Trade, 1760–1790 / Was Warfare Necessary for the Functioning of Eighteenth-Century Colonial Systems? Some Reflections on the Necessity of Cross-Imperial and Foreign Trade in the French Case / Epilogue / Bibliography / Index / Cátia Antunes and Amélia Polónia -- Cátia Antunes and Amélia Polónia -- Ana Sofia Ribeiro -- Filipa Ribeiro da Silva -- Guido van Meersbergen -- Jurre Knoest -- Michael Kempe -- Ana Crespo Solana -- Chris Nierstrasz -- Bram Hoonhout -- Leos Müller -- Silvia Marzagalli -- Cátia Antunes and Amélia Polónia -- Cátia Antunes and Amélia Polónia -- Cátia Antunes and Amélia Polónia.
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Beyond Empires explores the complexity of empire building from the point of view of self-organized networks, rather than from the point of view of the central state. This focus takes readers into a world of cooperative strategies worldwide that emphasises the role played by individuals, rather than institutions, in the overseas expansion and consequent development of European empires. While unveiling the practices and mechanisms of cooperation between individuals, this volume show cases the role played by individuals for the creation, development and maintenance of self-organized networks in the Early Modern period. Applying new conceptual and theoretical inputs, this book values the contributions of different ‘worlds’, bringing to the fore the interactions of Europeans and non-Europeans, Christians and non-Christians, people living within-, on- or just outside the border of empire.
9789004304154
10.1163/9789004304154 DOI
2016014608
Colonial companies--History.--Europe
Europe--Commerce--History.
Europe--Foreign relations.
Europe--Colonies--History.
HF3495
382.094
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Preliminary Material / Introduction / The Evolution of Norms in Trade and Financial Networks in the First Global Age: The Case of the Simon Ruiz’s Network / Trans-Imperial and Cross-Cultural Networks for the Slave Trade, 1580s–1800s / Dutch and English Approaches to Cross-Cultural Trade in Mughal India and the Problem of Trust, 1600–1630 / ‘The Japanese Connection’: Self-Organized Smuggling Networks in Nagasaki circa 1666–1742 / The Pirate Round: Globalized Sea Robbery and Self-Organizing Trans-Maritime Networks around 1700 / Merchant Cooperation in Society and State: A Case Study in the Hispanic Monarchy / In the Shadow of the Companies: Empires of Trade in the Orient and Informal Entrepreneurship / Smuggling for Survival: Self-Organized, Cross-Imperial Colony Building in Essequibo and Demerara, 1746–1796 / Trading with Asia without a Colonial Empire in Asia: Swedish Merchant Networks and Chartered Company Trade, 1760–1790 / Was Warfare Necessary for the Functioning of Eighteenth-Century Colonial Systems? Some Reflections on the Necessity of Cross-Imperial and Foreign Trade in the French Case / Epilogue / Bibliography / Index / Cátia Antunes and Amélia Polónia -- Cátia Antunes and Amélia Polónia -- Ana Sofia Ribeiro -- Filipa Ribeiro da Silva -- Guido van Meersbergen -- Jurre Knoest -- Michael Kempe -- Ana Crespo Solana -- Chris Nierstrasz -- Bram Hoonhout -- Leos Müller -- Silvia Marzagalli -- Cátia Antunes and Amélia Polónia -- Cátia Antunes and Amélia Polónia -- Cátia Antunes and Amélia Polónia.
Available to subscribing member institutions only.
Beyond Empires explores the complexity of empire building from the point of view of self-organized networks, rather than from the point of view of the central state. This focus takes readers into a world of cooperative strategies worldwide that emphasises the role played by individuals, rather than institutions, in the overseas expansion and consequent development of European empires. While unveiling the practices and mechanisms of cooperation between individuals, this volume show cases the role played by individuals for the creation, development and maintenance of self-organized networks in the Early Modern period. Applying new conceptual and theoretical inputs, this book values the contributions of different ‘worlds’, bringing to the fore the interactions of Europeans and non-Europeans, Christians and non-Christians, people living within-, on- or just outside the border of empire.
9789004304154
10.1163/9789004304154 DOI
2016014608
Colonial companies--History.--Europe
Europe--Commerce--History.
Europe--Foreign relations.
Europe--Colonies--History.
HF3495
382.094