"This collection takes a multi-perspective approach in the study of empire and commodities beyond temporal and spatial boundaries. From early modern Venetian trade to tea in the Eurasian world, the role of gold in Portuguese imperial ambitions and British sailors as traders, Across Colonial...

Intro -- Public Finance of the Dutch Republic in Comparative: Perspective The Viability of an Early Modern Federal State (1570s-1795) -- Copyright -- Contents -- Preface -- List of Illustrations -- Abbreviations -- Map -- General Introduction -- The Question at Stake -- Possible Answers -- The...