The Free Port of Livorno and the Transformation of the Mediterranean World, 1574-1790
| Author | : Corey Tazzara |
| Publisher | : Oxford University Press |
| Total Pages | : 363 |
| Release | : 2017 |
| ISBN-10 | : 9780198791584 |
| ISBN-13 | : 0198791585 |
| Rating | : 4/5 (585 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis The Free Port of Livorno and the Transformation of the Mediterranean World, 1574-1790 by : Corey Tazzara
Download or read book The Free Port of Livorno and the Transformation of the Mediterranean World, 1574-1790 written by Corey Tazzara and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2017 with total page 363 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In early modern Europe, free ports were places where merchants of any nation, religion, or ethnicity could trade on equal terms; and where there were no import and export taxes. This work shows how free trade emerged from the interstices of European commercial institutions by examining the history of the free port of Livorno