Book ID: CBB001421565

From the Indian Ocean to the Mediterranean: The Global Trade Networks of Armenian Merchants from New Julfa (2011)

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Aslanian, Sebouh David (Author)


University of California Press


Publication Date: 2011
Physical Details: xx + 363 pp.; ill.; maps; bibl.; index
Language: English

Drawing on a rich trove of documents, including correspondence not seen for 300 years, this study explores the emergence and growth of a remarkable global trade network operated by Armenian silk merchants from a small outpost in the Persian Empire. Based in New Julfa, Isfahan, in what is now Iran, these merchants operated a network of commercial settlements that stretched from London and Amsterdam to Manila and Acapulco. The New Julfan Armenians were the only Eurasian community that was able to operate simultaneously and successfully in all the major empires of the early modern world---both land-based Asian empires and the emerging sea-borne empires---astonishingly without the benefits of an imperial network and state that accompanied and facilitated European mercantile expansion during the same period. This book brings to light for the first time the trans-imperial cosmopolitan world of the New Julfans. Among other topics, it explores the effects of long distance trade on the organization of community life, the ethos of trust and cooperation that existed among merchants, and the importance of information networks and communication in the operation of early modern mercantile communities.

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Authors & Contributors
Riello, Giorgio
Bishara, Fahad Ahmad
Lester, Alan
Miguel Suárez Bosa
Zhao, Gang
Suzanne, Schwarz
Concepts
Trade
Cross-cultural interaction; cultural influence
Sea travel
Imperialism
Economics
Globalization; internationalization
Time Periods
18th century
19th century
20th century
17th century
Early modern
16th century
Places
Indian Ocean
Europe
China
Africa
Guangzhou (China)
Manila (Philippines)
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