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The Hanse in Medieval and Early Modern Europe discusses new research on this unique organization of towns and traders, and places the findings in the broader context of European economic, legal and social history.

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Author:   Justyna Wubs-Mrozewicz ,  Stuart Jenks
Publisher:   Brill
Imprint:   Brill
Volume:   60
Dimensions:   Width: 15.50cm , Height: 2.30cm , Length: 23.50cm
Weight:   0.604kg
ISBN:  

9789004212527

ISBN 10:   9004212523
Pages:   296
Publication Date:   07 December 2012
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

The Hanse in Medieval and Early Modern Europe: An ntroduction ... 1 Justyna Wubs-Mrozewicz Map of the Hanse in 1554 according to the London Steelyard Statutes ... 26 Guide to Hanse Research ... 30 The City of Lubeck and the Internationality of Early Hanseatic Trade ... 37 Carsten Jahnke The London Steelyard's Certifications of Membership 1463-1474 and the European Distribution Revolution ... 59 Stuart Jenks Appendix I: Day Books : The Example of George Mixstow's Ship ... 98 Appendix II: Henry VI's Order of 16 November 1428 ... 101 Appendix III: Edward IV's rder of 10 May 1465 ... 105 Der ehrbaren Hanse-Stadte See-Recht: Diversity and Unity in Hanseatic Maritime Law ... 109 Edda Frankot Sale of Goods around the Baltic Sea in the Middle Ages ... 129 Sofia Gustafsson Hansards and the 'Other'. Perceptions and Strategies in Late Medieval Bergen ... 149 Justyna Wubs-Mrozewicz That Well-Grounded Error: Bruges as Hansestadt ... 181 James M. Murray Small is Beautiful: Why Small Hanseatic Firms Survived in the Late Middle Ages ... 191 Stuart Jenks Business as Usual? A Critical Investigation on the Hanseatic Pound Toll Lists ... 215 Mike Burkhardt Mobility and Business Enterprise in the Hanseatic World: Trade Networks and Entrepreneurial Techniques (Sixteenth and Seventeenth Centuries) ... 239 Marie-Louise Pelus-Kaplan Conclusion ... 255 Stuart Jenks Game Theory and the Hanse: An Epilogue ... 283 Justyna Wubs-Mrozewicz List of Contributors ... 289 Index ... 291

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Justyna Wubs-Mrozewicz, Ph.D. (2008), Groningen University, the Netherlands, is a research fellow and lecturer at Leiden University. She has published several articles on the Hanse and the history of Scandinavia, including Traders, Ties and Tensions. The Interaction of Lübeckers, Overijsslers and Hollanders in Late Medieval Bergen (Verloren, 2008). Stuart Jenks is professor of medieval history and medieval and modern economic history at the University of Erlangen. He has published on Hanseatic history and medieval German and English history.

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