Commercial agreements and social dynamics in medieval Genoa
By: Quentin van Doosselaere.
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: 2009
Place of publication: New York, NY
Language: eng
Number of pages: 262
ISBN-13: 9780521897921
Subjects: Commerce -- History -- Medieval, 500-1500; Merchants -- Italy -- Genoa -- History; Genoa (Italy) -- Commerce -- History; Genoa (Italy) -- Social life and customs
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: From sword into capital; title: Genoa at the dawn of the commercial expansion; title: The feudal commune; title: Genoa and medieval trade to 1150; title: Linking two worlds; title: Equity partnerships for heterogeneous ties; title: Commenda: staple framework for occasional partners; title: Januensis ergo mercator: the multivalent Genoese; title: Network dynamics: from clientelism to corporatism; title: Credit network for routinized merchants; title: Medieval credit instruments; title: Credit network for regular traders; title: Merchants; title: Insurance ties for oligarchic cohesion; title: Genoese clans; title: Third-party insurance; title: Oligarchic core families; title: Conclusion; title: Appendixes; title: Bibliography; title: Index.