Genoese economic culture : from the Mediterranean into the Spanish Atlantic
This thesis investigates the economic culture that fostered the constitutional history and political cosmology of late medieval and early modern Genoa. Genoese economic actors are here studied through their diversified trades and businesses, as they moved from the shores of the Black Sea into the Atlantic. Genoaâs late medieval economic expansion is described through several case studies and briefly compared to the state-run military expansion of Veniceâs empire. Genoese colonial history is found to be both peculiar and relevant, as entrepreneurial techniques, institutions and attitudes later transferred to the Atlantic first originated in the private networks built by Ligurian businessmen in the thirteenth and fourteenth centuries. The adaptability and entrepreneurial skills that allowed Genoese merchants and bankers, captains and businessmen, tax collectors and clergymen to enter the Spanish Atlantic in the sixteenth century are linked to the medieval history of the Genoese commune, to the specific idea of libertĂ  progressively defined and protected by its fluid elite, and to the development of Hispanic-Genoese diplomatic and financial relations. Through the study of diverse documents in Italian, Genoese
Salonia, Matteo
DE The Mediterranean Region. The Greco-Roman World ; DG Italy ; DP Spain ; E11 America (General) ; JC Political theory ; JN Political institutions (Europe)
Genoese economic culture : from the Mediterranean into the Spanish Atlantic. This thesis investigates the economic culture that fostered the constitutional history and political cosmology of late medieval and early modern Genoa. Genoese economic actors are here studied through their diversified trades and businesses, as they moved from the shores of the Black Sea into the Atlantic. Genoaâs late medieval economic expansion is described through several case studies and briefly compared to the state-run military expansion of Veniceâs empire. Genoese colonial history is found to be both peculiar and relevant, as entrepreneurial techniques, institutions and attitudes later transferred to the Atlantic first originated in the private networks built by Ligurian businessmen in the thirteenth and fourteenth centuries. The adaptability and entrepreneurial skills that allowed Genoese merchants and bankers, captains and businessmen, tax collectors and clergymen to enter the Spanish Atlantic in the sixteenth century are linked to the medieval history of the Genoese commune, to the specific idea of libertĂ  progressively defined and protected by its fluid elite, and to the development of Hispanic-Genoese diplomatic and financial relations. Through the study of diverse documents in Italian, Genoese
economic culture mediterranean spanish atlantic investigate economic culture foster constitutional history political cosmology late_medieval early_modern economic actor study diversified trade business move shore black sea atlantic late_medieval economic_expansion describe several case_study briefly compare state run military expansion venice empire colonial_history find peculiar relevant entrepreneurial technique institution attitude later transfer atlantic first originate private network build adaptability entrepreneurial skill allow merchant banker tax collector enter spanish atlantic link medieval history specific idea progressively define protect fluid elite development diplomatic financial relation study diverse document italian