
The Merchant Republics analyzes the ways in which three major economic powerhouses - Amsterdam, Antwerp, and Hamburg - developed dual identities as "communities of commerce" and as republics over the course of the long eighteenth century (c. 1648-1790). In addition to discussing the qualities that made these three cities alike, this volume also considers the very real differences that derived from...
Paperback: 374 pages
Publisher: Cambridge University Press; Reprint edition (February 2, 2017)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 1107426294
ISBN-13: 978-1107426290
Product Dimensions: 6 x 0.8 x 9 inches
Amazon Rank: 389846
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imilar histories, political structures, economic fates, and cultural expectations. While all valued both their republicanism and their merchant identities, each presented a different face to the world and each made the transition from an early modern republic to a modern city in a different manner.