Making merchants : the cultural construction of a merchant class in early modern Germany

Using a rare collection of personal narratives written by successful merchants in early modern German-speaking Europe, this study examines how such men understood their role in commerce and in society more generally. As they told it, their honor was based not just on riches won in long-distance trad...

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Bibliographische Detailangaben
1. Verfasser: Howell, Martha C. (VerfasserIn)
Format: E-Book
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2026
Schlagworte:Merchants
Umfang:1 online resource (xi, 234 pages)