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Proseminar
WiSe 20/21: Merchant Empires
Lukas Hakelberg
Kommentar
Why was the Western fringe of the Eurasian landmass the first world region to make the transition to modern economic growth? While Eurocentric explanations of the great divergence between the “West and the Rest” emphasize institutional, cultural or religious particularities of Western Europe, this seminar adopts a global perspective. We discuss the contribution of commercial exchange with Asia to institutional and technological innovations in early modern Italian city-states; the importance of New World silver for the integration of European merchants in a world economy centered on China; the impact of the triangular trade on institutional and technological innovations in Britain; and the role of colonial legacies in the economic development of the Global South. We end the seminar with a debate on the deep causes of European imperialism, including the continent’s geography and political fragmentation, as well as the disinterest of Asian emperors in maritime expansion and the Black Death. Schließen
15 Termine
Regelmäßige Termine der Lehrveranstaltung
Do, 05.11.2020 10:00 - 12:00
Do, 12.11.2020 10:00 - 12:00
Do, 19.11.2020 10:00 - 12:00
Do, 26.11.2020 10:00 - 12:00
Do, 03.12.2020 10:00 - 12:00
Do, 10.12.2020 10:00 - 12:00
Do, 17.12.2020 10:00 - 12:00
Do, 07.01.2021 10:00 - 12:00
Do, 14.01.2021 10:00 - 12:00
Do, 21.01.2021 10:00 - 12:00
Do, 28.01.2021 10:00 - 12:00
Do, 04.02.2021 10:00 - 12:00
Do, 11.02.2021 10:00 - 12:00
Do, 18.02.2021 10:00 - 12:00
Do, 25.02.2021 10:00 - 12:00