Cambridge Studies in Economic History - Second Series

Cambridge Studies in Economic History - Second Series

Goldberg, Jessica L.

Cambridge University Press

03/2016

450

Mole

Inglês

9781107519299

15 a 20 dias

The business world of the eleventh-century Geniza merchants, or 'Maghribi traders', is central to debates about the origins of long-term economic growth and the institutional bases of trade. This book maps the shifting geographic relationships of the medieval Islamic economy and explores the foundations of later European economic dominance.
1. Introduction: two tales; Part I. Institutions: 2. Merchants in their community; 3. The uses of commercial correspondence; 4. The nature of merchants' trade; 5. The human landscape: business relationships, institutions of law and government; 6. Conclusion to Part I; Part II. Geographies: 7. The geography of information; 8. Commodities in a regional market; 9. Individual geographies of trade; 10. The contracting geography of the eleventh-century merchant network; 11. Conclusion: the Mediterranean through the eyes of Geniza merchants; Glossary of terms; Bibliography.
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