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Record Nr.

UNINA9910810780503321

Autore

Kotilaine Jarmo

Titolo

Russia's foreign trade and economic expansion in the seventeenth century [[electronic resource] /] / J.T. Kotilaine

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Boston, : Brill, 2004

ISBN

1-280-85990-3

9786610859900

1-4294-2703-5

90-474-0552-8

1-4337-0403-X

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (664 p.)

Collana

Northern world, , 1569-1462 ; ; v. 13

Disciplina

382/.0947

Soggetti

Russia History 17th century

Russia Commerce History 17th century

Russia Foreign economic relations

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Preface; List of Maps and Illustrations; Chapter One Introduction: The Rise of Russian Foreign Trade in the 17th Century; Chapter Two Points of Encounter: Russia's Outlets to the World Markets; Chapter Three Demand-Driven Trade; Chapter Four The Russian Supply Response; Chapter Five The Evolution of the Arctic Route; Chapter Six The Changing Fortunes of the Baltic Route; Chapter Seven On the Significance of Cross-Border Trade; Chapter Eight New Horizons: Russian Trade with Asia and South-Eastern Europe; Chapter Nine Conclusions: Midwives of an Empire; Bibliography; Index

Sommario/riassunto

This work is the first comprehensive assessment of Russia's foreign trade flows and economic growth in the seventeenth century. By demonstrating the growing openness of the economy, it reveals a key element in Russia's rise to great power status.