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Dutch deltas : emergence, functions and structure of the Low Countries' maritime transport system, ca. 1300-1850 /

"In Dutch Deltas, Werner Scheltjens examines the emergence, functions and structure of the Low Countries' maritime transport system between ca. 1300 and 1850. Scheltjens introduces the delta as a suitable geographical unit of analysis for understanding the regional economic origins of comm...

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Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Scheltjens, Werner (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Leiden : Brill, 2015.
Colección:Brill's studies in maritime history ; volume 1.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario:"In Dutch Deltas, Werner Scheltjens examines the emergence, functions and structure of the Low Countries' maritime transport system between ca. 1300 and 1850. Scheltjens introduces the delta as a suitable geographical unit of analysis for understanding the regional economic origins of communities of maritime transporters. The author proves that changes in maritime trade networks and in the structure of regional economies entailed a process of specialisation, which led to the emergence of 'professional' maritime transport communities and the development of an integrated maritime transport market with Amsterdam and Rotterdam as its main centres. Dutch Deltas offers the first comprehensive study of the economic geography of the Low Countries' maritime transport sector and its long-term development between 1300 and 1850"--Provided by publisher
Descripción Física:1 online resource (xiii, 326 pages) : illustrations some color, maps
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9789004273078
9004273077
ISSN:2405-4917 ;