The Hanse in medieval and early modern Europe / / editors, Justyna Wubs-Mrozewicz, Stuart Jenks

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910816944703321
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Leiden, : Brill, 2012
• ISBN: 1-283-93975-4; 90-04-24193-0
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (vi, 295 pages) : illustrations, maps
• Collana: The Northern world ; ; v. 60
• Altri autori (Persone): Wubs-MrozewiczJustyna <1976->; JenksStuart
• Disciplina: 382.0943
• Soggetti: Commerce - History - Medieval, 500-1500; Commerce - History - 16th century; Hansa towns History; Europe Commerce History
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Includes index.
• Nota di contenuto: Preliminary Material -- The Hanse in Medieval and Early Modern Europe: An Ιntroduction / Justyna Wubs-Mrozewicz -- The City of Lübeck and the Internationality of Early Hanseatic Trade / Carsten Jahnke -- The London Steelyard’s Certifications of Membership 1463–1474 and the European Distribution Revolution / Stuart Jenks -- Der ehrbaren Hanse-Städte See-Recht: Diversity and Unity in Hanseatic Maritime Law / Edda Frankot -- Sale of Goods around the Baltic Sea in the Middle Ages / Sofia Gustafsson -- Hansards and the ‘Other’. Perceptions and Strategies in Late Medieval Bergen / Justyna Wubs-Mrozewicz -- That Well-Grounded Error: Bruges as Hansestadt / James M. Murray -- Small is Beautiful: Why Small Hanseatic Firms Survived in the Late Middle Ages / Stuart Jenks -- Business as Usual? A Critical Investigation on the Hanseatic Pound Toll Lists / Mike Burkhardt -- Mobility and Business Enterprise in the Hanseatic World: Trade Networks and Entrepreneurial Techniques (Sixteenth and Seventeenth Centuries) / Marie-Louise Pelus-Kaplan -- Conclusion / Stuart Jenks -- Game Theory and the Hanse: An Epilogue / Justyna Wubs-Mrozewicz -- List of Contributors -- Index.
• Sommario/riassunto: The Hanse, an organization of towns and traders in medieval and early modern Europe, was a unique phenomenon. At the same time, it was embedded in the northern European urban and mercantile culture. The contributions in this volume therefore seek to highlight the atypical features of the Hanse, and place them in a wider context of common roots, influences and parallel developments. New research is presented on the origin and growth of the Hanse, the organization of trade, legal history, interaction with non-Hansards and transitions in the Hanse in the early modern period. Moreover, the historiography of the Hanse, problems of source criticism and possibilities for future research are discussed. The volume is an inspiring guide to Hanse studies. Contributors are Carsten Jahnke, Edda Frankot, Sofia Gustafsson, James M. Murray, Mike Burkhardt, Marie-Louise Pelus-Kaplan, Stuart Jenks, and Justyna Wubs-Mrozewicz.