Migrating Merchants: Trade, Nation, and Religion in Seventeenth-Century Hamburg

Description: Migrating Merchants by Jorun Poettering What impact did the cultural origin and religious background of a merchant in the early modern period have on his business activity and how could he become integrated in a foreign society? In this book the author examines merchants who traded betwee FORMAT Hardcover LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description What impact did the cultural origins and religious backgrounds of the merchants in the early modern period have on their business activities? How did these people manage to integrate themselves into the foreign societies within which they lived and worked? In this book Jorun Poettering examines the circumstances of the merchants who traded between Hamburg and Portugal in the seventeenth century. Her study offers new insights into the history of migration and intercultural encounter as world became more interconnected. Author Biography Jorun Poettering, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität, MÜnchen. Review "Overall, Poettering presents an extremely accomplished and rigorous study that will be of interest to specialistsin Portuguese Jewry and Hanse history as well more general students of early modern migration, long-distance trade, and diaspora." Nat Cutter in: Parergon 37.2 (2020), 241-243. "Poetterings Studie ist sowohl hinsichtlich ihrer Einzelbefunde, als auch inZusammenschau mit der wirtschaftsgeschichtlichen Forschungen zu Fernhändlernin der Ferne ausgesprochen wertvoll und anregend fÜr kÜnftige Arbeiten.Insofern ist ihre Übersetzung ins Englische nur folgerichtig und man kann nurhoffen, dass das Buch international breit rezipiert wird." Philipp Höhn in: Zeitschrift fÜr Unternehmensgeschichte 2021, H. 1, 152-154. Long Description What impact did the cultural origins and religious backgrounds of the merchants in the early modern period have on their business activities? How did these people manage to integrate themselves into the foreign societies within which they lived and worked? In this book Jorun Poettering examines the circumstances of the merchants who traded between Hamburg and Portugal in the seventeenth century. Her study offers new insights into the history of migration and intercultural encounter as world became more interconnected. Review Text "Overall, Poettering presents an extremely accomplished and rigorous study that will be of interest to specialists in Portuguese Jewry and Hanse history as well more general students of early modern migration, long-distance trade, and diaspora." Nat Cutter in: Parergon 37.2 (2020), 241-243. "Poetterings Studie ist sowohl hinsichtlich ihrer Einzelbefunde, als auch in Zusammenschau mit der wirtschaftsgeschichtlichen Forschungen zu Fernh Details ISBN3110469936 Author Jorun Poettering Pages 397 ISBN-10 3110469936 ISBN-13 9783110469936 Format Hardcover Subtitle Trade, Nation, and Religion in Seventeenth-Century Hamburg and Portugal Publisher De Gruyter Year 2018 Publication Date 2018-12-03 Imprint De Gruyter Oldenbourg Place of Publication Berlin Country of Publication Germany Short Title Migrating Merchants Language English DEWEY 940.2 UK Release Date 2018-12-03 Illustrations 23 Tables, black and white; 10 Illustrations, black and white; b/w graphics Alternative 9783110470017 Audience Professional & Vocational We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:126675125;

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