1.
Caracausi, Andrea
Woollen Manufacturing in the Early Modern Mediterranean (1550–1630): Changing Labour Relations in a Commodity Chain Book Chapter
In: Vito, Christian De; Geritsen, Anne (Ed.): Micro-Spatial Histories of Global Labour, pp. 147-169, 2018.
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2.
Evans, Chris; Rydén, Göran
‘Voyage Iron’: An Atlantic Slave Trade Currency, its European Origins, and West African Impact Journal Article
In: Past & Present, vol. 239, iss. 1, 2018.
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3.
Weber, Klaus
Linen, Silver, Slaves, and Coffee: A Spatial Approach to Central Europe’s Entanglements with the Atlantic Economy Journal Article
In: Culture & History Digital Journal, vol. 4, iss. 2, 2015.
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2018
Caracausi, Andrea
Woollen Manufacturing in the Early Modern Mediterranean (1550–1630): Changing Labour Relations in a Commodity Chain Book Chapter
In: Vito, Christian De; Geritsen, Anne (Ed.): Micro-Spatial Histories of Global Labour, pp. 147-169, 2018.
Abstract | Tags: commodity chains, early modern history, mediterranean, micro-spatial history, textile industry
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Evans, Chris; Rydén, Göran
‘Voyage Iron’: An Atlantic Slave Trade Currency, its European Origins, and West African Impact Journal Article
In: Past & Present, vol. 239, iss. 1, 2018.
Abstract | Tags: 19th century, africa, atlanic, commodity chains, early modern history, slavery, sweden
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2015
Weber, Klaus
Linen, Silver, Slaves, and Coffee: A Spatial Approach to Central Europe’s Entanglements with the Atlantic Economy Journal Article
In: Culture & History Digital Journal, vol. 4, iss. 2, 2015.
Abstract | Tags: atlanic, central and eastern europe, commodity chains, slavery, spatial history, textile industry
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