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Genoa's freedom : Entrepreneurship, republicanism, and the Spanish Atlantic /

This study examines the history of medieval and early modern Genoa. It analyzes political, economic, and intellectual developments and argues that the Genoese civic character emerged from the entanglement of its unique form of republicanism and its entrepreneurial economic culture.

Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Salonia, Matteo (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Lanham, Maryland : Lexington Books, 2017.
Colección:Empires and entanglements in the early modern world.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Acknowledgments; Introduction; Part I: Entrepreneurship and Libertà; 1 Economy, Everyday Life, and the Expansion of Genoa's Colonies; 2 The Business Network of Giovanni da Pontremoli and Genoa's Anti-Tyrannical Institutions; 3 Self-Government and Self-Perception; Part II: Spain's "Diabolical" Friends; 4 Ferdinand the Catholic's Perception of the Genoese and of Their Role in His Economic Policy; 5 Rejecting the "Machiavellian" State; 6 Beginnings of a "Genoese Atlantic"?; Conclusion; Bibliography; Index; About the Author