The familiarity of strangers the Sephardic diaspora, Livorno, and cross-cultural trade in the early modern period
Francesca Trivellato
- xiii, 470 Seiten Illustrationen, Karten
Includes bibliographical references and index
Diasporic families and the making of a business partnership -- Livorno and the western Sephardic diaspora -- A new city, a new society? Livorno, the Jewish nation, and communitarian cosmopolitanism -- Between state commercial power and trading diasporas: Sephardim in the Mediterranean -- Marriage, dowry, inheritance, and types of commercial association -- Commission agency, economic information, and the legal and social foundations of business cooperation -- Cross-cultural trade and the etiquette of merchants' letters -- Ergas and Silveras heterogeneous trading networks -- The exchange of Mediterranean Coral and Indian diamonds -- The big diamond affair: merchants on trial.
Diasporic families and the making of a business partnership -- Livorno and the western Sephardic diaspora -- A new city, a new society? Livorno, the Jewish nation, and communitarian cosmopolitanism -- Between state commercial power and trading diasporas: Sephardim in the Mediterranean -- Marriage, dowry, inheritance, and types of commercial association -- Commission agency, economic information, and the legal and social foundations of business cooperation -- Cross-cultural trade and the etiquette of merchants' letters -- Ergas and Silveras heterogeneous trading networks -- The exchange of Mediterranean Coral and Indian diamonds -- The "big diamond affair": merchants on trial
9780300187496 : pbk. 9780300136838 : cloth
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Jews--History--Italy--Livorno--18th century Sephardim--History--Italy--Livorno--18th century Jews--Economic conditions--Italy--Livorno--18th century Sephardim--Economic conditions--Italy--Livorno--18th century Sephardim--Social conditions--Italy--Livorno--18th century Sephardim--Social life and customs--History--Italy--Livorno--18th century Jewish merchants--History--Italy--Livorno--18th century Livorno Handel Kulturkonflikt Sephardim Geschichte 1700-1800
Livorno (Italy)--Commerce--History--18th century Livorno (Italy)--Ethnic relations--History--18th century