This edited collection explores the histories of trade, a peculiar literary genre that emerged in the context of the … commerce, and grasp the recurring mechanisms underlying economic development. In this sense, histories of trade constituted a …1. Antonella Alimento and Aris Della Fontana, ‘The Histories of Trade as Histories of Civilization: a peculiar …

1. Introduction -- 2. The Politics of Markets -- 3. Commodities and Prices -- 4. Money and Trade -- 5. Mercantile … nation-state in Europe. After the ‘commercial revolution’ of the thirteenth century, taxes on trade became increasingly …, large monetary flows and unstable financial markets, most notably in trade credit and equity partnerships. It shows how the …