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Autore |
Scheltjens Werner |
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Titolo |
Dutch deltas : emergence, functions and structure of the Low Countries' maritime transport system, ca. 1300-1850 / / by Werner Scheltjens |
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Leiden, Netherlands ; ; Boston, [Massachusetts] : , : Brill, , 2015 |
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©2015 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (340 p.) |
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Collana |
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Brill's Studies in Maritime History, , 2405-4917 ; ; Volume 1 |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Shipping - Netherlands - History |
Shipowners - Netherlands - History |
Deltas - Economic aspects - Netherlands - Commerce - History |
Economic geography - History |
Economic development - Benelux countries - History |
Benelux countries Economic integration History |
Netherlands Commerce History |
Benelux countries Commerce History |
Amsterdam (Netherlands) Commerce History |
Rotterdam (Netherlands) Commerce History |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Preliminary Material -- Introduction -- 1 Locations -- 2 Functions -- 3 Production -- 4 Domiciles -- 5 Usances -- Conclusions -- Appendices -- Bibliography -- Index. |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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In Dutch Deltas , Werner Scheltjens examines the emergence, functions and structure of the Low Countries’ maritime transport system between circa 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 |
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