Includes bibliographical references (pages 307-343) and index.
From trade diasporas to circulation society -- Old Julfa, the great deportations, and the founding of New Julfa, 1604/1620 -- The new Julfan trade network I: the world of the Indian Ocean -- The New Julfan trade network II: the Mediterranean, Western European, and Russian Networks -- "The salt in a merchant's letter": the art of writing business correspondence, the courier system, and their role in Julfan economy and society -- Social capital, "trust" and the role of networks in Julfan trade: informal and semi-formal institutions at work -- The circulation of men and credit: the role of the commenda, the family firm and of non-circulating women in Julfan society -- From coalition to nation: the collapse and transformation of the Julfan trade network.
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Drawing on a rich trove of documents, including correspondence not seen for 300 years, this study explores the emergence and growth of a global trade network operated by Armenian silk merchants from a small outpost in the Persian Empire.
JSTOR
22573/cttt2d55
From the Indian Ocean to the Mediterranean.
9780520266872
Merchants-- Armenia-- History, Sources.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS-- Exports & Imports.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS-- International-- General.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS-- International-- Marketing.
Commerce.
HISTORY-- Middle East-- General.
Merchants.
POLITICAL SCIENCE-- International Relations-- Trade & Tariffs.