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OverviewThis book seeks to contribute a multi-dimensional, multi-layered and gendered approach to the illicit economy in the historiography of early modern Europe. Using original source material from several countries, this volume concentrates on a border and transnational area—approximately the Lyon-Geneva-Turin triangle—located at the heart of European trade. It focuses on three products—salt, cotton and silk—all of which fuelled the black market between the last decades of the seventeenth century and the French Revolution. This volume offers an original contribution to wider studies of smuggling, illicit markets and women’s economic roles by taking into account the economic life of remote mountain communities and industrious cities. Showing that irregular practices were a structural characteristic of early modern economies, it provides insight into the opportunities offered to women in a highly flexible economy where licit and illicit activities were intermingled in a very complex way. This research monograph is aimed at a historical audience and constitutes a useful resource for students and scholars interested in gender history, social and economic history, urban history and French studies. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Anne MontenachPublisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd Imprint: Routledge Weight: 0.730kg ISBN: 9781032597690ISBN 10: 1032597690 Pages: 290 Publication Date: 23 February 2024 Audience: College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , Professional and scholarly , Tertiary & Higher Education , Professional & Vocational Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In Print  This item will be ordered in for you from one of our suppliers. Upon receipt, we will promptly dispatch it out to you. For in store availability, please contact us. Table of ContentsReviewsAuthor InformationAnne Montenach is Professor of early modern history at the University of Aix-Marseille (France), member of UMR 7303 TELEMMe (AMU-CNRS) and general editor, with Deborah Simonton, of The Cultural History of Work (2018). Her research focuses on women’s roles in the early modern economy. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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