Publisher's description:
The Hanse, an organization of towns and traders in medieval and early modern Europe,
was a unique phenomenon. At the same time, it was embedded in the northern European urban and mercantile culture. The contributions in this volume therefore seek to highlight the atypical features of the Hanse, and place them in a wider context of common roots, influences and parallel developments. New research is presented on the origin and growth of the Hanse, the organization of trade, legal history, interaction with non-Hansards and transitions in the Hanse in the early modern period. Moreover, the historiography of the Hanse, problems of source criticism and possibilities for future research are discussed. The volume is an inspiring guide to Hanse studies.
Table of contents:
1 The Hanse in Medieval and Early Modern Europe: An Ιntroduction, Justyna Wubs-Mrozewicz
26 Map of the Hanse in 1554 according to the London Steelyard Statutes
30 Guide to Hanse Research
37 The City of Lubeck and the Internationality of Early Hanseatic Trade, Carsten Jahnke
59 The London Steelyard's Certifications of Membership 1463–1474 and the European Distribution Revolution, Stuart Jenks
98 Appendix I: “Day Books”: The Example of George Mixstow's Ship
101 Appendix II: Henry VI's Order of 16 November 1428
105 Appendix III: Edward IV's Οrder of 10 May 1465
109 Der ehrbaren Hanse-Stadte See-Recht: Diversity and Unity in Hanseatic Maritime Law, Edda Frankot
129 Sale of Goods around the Baltic Sea in the Middle Ages, Sofia Gustafsson
149 Hansards and the ‘Other'. Perceptions and Strategies in Late Medieval Bergen, Justyna Wubs-Mrozewicz
181 That Well-Grounded Error: Bruges as Hansestadt, James M. Murray
191 Small is Beautiful: Why Small Hanseatic Firms Survived in the Late Middle Ages, Stuart Jenks
215 Business as Usual? A Critical Investigation on the Hanseatic Pound Toll Lists, Mike Burkhardt
239 Mobility and Business Enterprise in the Hanseatic World: Trade Networks and Entrepreneurial Techniques (Sixteenth and Seventeenth Centuries), Marie-Louise Pelus-Kaplan
255 Conclusion, Stuart Jenks
283 Game Theory and the Hanse: An Epilogue, Justyna Wubs-Mrozewicz
289 List of Contributors
291 Index.