This book reconstructs the business world of the eleventh-century Geniza merchants and, in doing so, rewrites medieval Islamic and Mediterranean economic history.
This book reconstructs the business world of the eleventh-century Geniza merchants and, in doing so, rewrites medieval Islamic and Mediterranean economic history.
Jessica Goldberg is Assistant Professor of Medieval History at the University of Pennsylvania. She studies the medieval history of the Mediterranean basin, Christian Europe and the Islamic world specialising in economic and legal institutions and culture.
Inhaltsangabe
1. Introduction: two tales Part I. Institutions: 2. Merchants in their community 3. The uses of commercial correspondence 4. The nature of merchants' trade 5. The human landscape: business relationships, institutions of law and government 6. Conclusion to Part I Part II. Geographies: 7. The geography of information 8. Commodities in a regional market 9. Individual geographies of trade 10. The contracting geography of the eleventh-century merchant network 11. Conclusion: the Mediterranean through the eyes of Geniza merchants Glossary of terms Bibliography.
1. Introduction: two tales Part I. Institutions: 2. Merchants in their community 3. The uses of commercial correspondence 4. The nature of merchants' trade 5. The human landscape: business relationships, institutions of law and government 6. Conclusion to Part I Part II. Geographies: 7. The geography of information 8. Commodities in a regional market 9. Individual geographies of trade 10. The contracting geography of the eleventh-century merchant network 11. Conclusion: the Mediterranean through the eyes of Geniza merchants Glossary of terms Bibliography.
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