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Merchant colonies were a significant factor for economic growth in
Europe during the early modern period. The essays in this
collection look at merchant colonies across Europe, assessing their
function, legal status, interaction with local traders and
assimilation into their host countries.
Merchant colonies were a significant factor for economic growth in
Europe during the early modern period. The essays in this
collection look at merchant colonies across Europe, assessing their
function, legal status, interaction with local traders and
assimilation into their host countries.
Greek-owned shipping has been at the top of the world fleet for the
last twenty years. Winner of the 1997 Runciman Award, this richly
sourced study traces the development of the Greek tramp fleet from
the mid-nineteenth century to the present day. Gelina Harlaftis
argues that the success of Greek-owned shipping in recent years has
been a result not of a number of entrepreneurs using flags of
convenience in the 1940s, but of networks and organisational
structures which date back to the nineteenth century.
This study provides the most comprehensive history of development
of modern Greek shipping ever published. It is illustrated with
numerous maps and photographs, and includes extensive tables of
primary data.
Shipping has been the international business par excellence in many
national economies, one that preceded trends in other, more highly
visible sectors of international economic activity. Nevertheless,
in both business or economic history, shipping has remained
relatively overlooked. That gap is filled by this exploration of
the evolution of European shipping through the study of two Greek
shipping firms. They provide a prime example of the regional
European maritime businesses that evolved to serve Europe's
international trade and, eventually, the global economy. By the end
of the twentieth century, Greeks owned more ships than any other
nationality. The story of the Vagliano brothers traces the
transformation of Greek shipping from local shipping and trading to
international shipping and ship management, while the case of
Aristotle Onassis reveals how international shipping was
transformed into a global business.
Greek-owned shipping has been at the top of the world fleet for the
last twenty years. Winner of the 1997 Runciman Award, this richly
sourced study traces the development of the Greek tramp fleet from
the mid-nineteenth century to the present day. Gelina Harlaftis
argues that the success of Greek-owned shipping in recent years has
been a result not of a number of entrepreneurs using flags of
convenience in the 1940s, but of networks and organisational
structures which date back to the nineteenth century. This study
provides the most comprehensive history of development of modern
Greek shipping ever published. It is illustrated with numerous maps
and photographs, and includes extensive tables of primary data.
Shipping has been the international business par excellence in many
national economies, one that preceded trends in other, more highly
visible sectors of international economic activity. Nevertheless,
in both business or economic history, shipping has remained
relatively overlooked. That gap is filled by this exploration of
the evolution of European shipping through the study of two Greek
shipping firms. They provide a prime example of the regional
European maritime businesses that evolved to serve Europe's
international trade and, eventually, the global economy. By the end
of the twentieth century, Greeks owned more ships than any other
nationality. The story of the Vagliano brothers traces the
transformation of Greek shipping from local shipping and trading to
international shipping and ship management, while the case of
Aristotle Onassis reveals how international shipping was
transformed into a global business.
This account of the extraordinary growth of the Greek
ship-operating industry following the Second World War is a major
breakthrough. The body of data presented and analysed makes it
possible to form an informed historical view of Greek pre-eminence
in sea transport.
Diasporas large-scale ethnic migrations have been a source of
growing concern as we try to understand the nature of community,
identity and nationalism. Traditionally, diaspora communities have
been understood to be pariah communities, and most work on
diasporas has focused on specific groups such as the Jewish or
African Diaspora. This book is unique in arguing against
traditional interpretations and in taking a comparative look at a
range of diasporas, including the Jewish, Arab, Chinese, Japanese,
Indian, Maltese, Greek and Armenian diasporas.Taking the past four
centuries into consideration, the authors examine diaspora trading
networks across the globe on both a regional and international
level. They investigate the common patterns and practices in the
enterprises of diaspora peoples and entrepreneurs. The regions
covered include Western Europe, the Mediterranean, South West Asia
and the Indian Ocean, and South East Asia. Global networks of
diaspora trading groups were crucial to international trade well
before the twentieth century, yet because they were not part of
established institutions they have remained elusive to economists,
sociologists and historians.Through an understanding of diaspora
trading networks, we learn not only about diaspora communities but
also about the roots of the modern global economy.
Diasporas large-scale ethnic migrations have been a source of
growing concern as we try to understand the nature of community,
identity and nationalism. Traditionally, diaspora communities have
been understood to be pariah communities, and most work on
diasporas has focused on specific groups such as the Jewish or
African Diaspora. This book is unique in arguing against
traditional interpretations and in taking a comparative look at a
range of diasporas, including the Jewish, Arab, Chinese, Japanese,
Indian, Maltese, Greek and Armenian diasporas. Taking the past four
centuries into consideration, the authors examine diaspora trading
networks across the globe on both a regional and international
level. They investigate the common patterns and practices in the
enterprises of diaspora peoples and entrepreneurs. The regions
covered include Western Europe, the Mediterranean, South West Asia
and the Indian Ocean, and South East Asia. Global networks of
diaspora trading groups were crucial to international trade well
before the twentieth century, yet because they were not part of
established institutions they have remained elusive to economists,
sociologists and historians. Through an understanding of diaspora
trading networks, we learn not only about diaspora communities but
also about the roots of the modern global economy.
Making sense of the past is always a challenge for the historian.
Common to all periods and specialisms is the attempt to find new
modes of historical narrative. This wide-ranging overview of recent
trends and the changing agenda of historical questions compares new
approaches - chronological, thematic, regional - not only in the
various historical fields of ancient, medieval, modern and early
modern history, political, social, economic and business history,
maritime history, diaspora history and gender history, but also for
human history as a whole. The result will be essential reading for
all those concerned with current developments in historiography.
Making sense of the past is always a challenge for the historian.
Common to all periods and specialisms is the attempt to find new
modes of historical narrative. This wide-ranging overview of recent
trends and the changing agenda of historical questions compares new
approaches - chronological, thematic, regional - not only in the
various historical fields - ancient, medieval, modern and early
modern history, political, social, economic and business history,
maritime history, diaspora history and gender history - but also
for human history as a whole. The result will be essential reading
for all those concerned with current developments in
historiography.
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