{"product_id":"the-corsairs-of-saintmalo-9780231180382","title":"The Corsairs of SaintMalo","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHenning Hillmann examines the merchant community of Saint-Malo, Brittany, a key port in the French Atlantic economy, to shed light on the local networks that linked commerce and conflict in early modern Europe. He combines rich descriptions of privateering campaigns with quantitative network analysis of partnership ties over more than a century.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHillmann’s book is a fascinating analysis of the networks of merchants and investors who traded overseas and launched privateering expeditions from the bustling Atlantic port of Saint-Malo. Based on extensive archival research, it is historical sociology at its best and will appeal to readers from history to economics and beyond. -- Philip T. Hoffman, Axline Professor of Business Economics and History, California Institute of Technology\u003cbr\u003eWith his unique combination of mastery of detailed historical material, rigorous network analysis, and a compelling theoretical vision, Hillmann offers us a remarkable view of the nexus of economic, social, and political relations in the early modern period. A landmark in historical sociology. -- John Levi Martin, author of \u003ci\u003eSocial Structures\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis is a terrific book. Full of historical detail about an interesting hybrid form of commercial-military 'market'—the early modern French privateers. Plus network analysis of the evolution of voyage partnership networks over one hundred years. The dynamic duality of market and city elite is thereby highlighted. -- John F. Padgett, coauthor of \u003ci\u003eThe Emergence of Organizations and Markets\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn this multilayered book, Hillmann combines a rollicking tale of colorful privateers plying the high seas with detailed evidence revealing temporal overlaps in trade networks. It's a great read, filled with deep sociological insights about the relational basis of elite cohesion and social mobility. -- Katherine Stovel, University of Washington\u003cbr\u003eThis book was a pleasure to read. It tells the fascinting story of French privateers\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e(\u003ci\u003ecorsaires\u003c\/i\u003e, in French) who were legaly sanctioned by the French government during wartime. * Economic Growth in History *\u003cbr\u003eI can definitely recommend adding it to your reading list. Hillman offers a captivating sociological take on over 100 years of conflict, trade, and personal fortune with this enjoyable study. * East India Blogging Co. *\u003cbr\u003eBreaks new ground as an organizational and network analysis with broad implications for the evolution and cohesion of economic activity during mercantile capitalism. * Social Forces *\u003cbr\u003eHillmann’s contribution is an important one: he highlights the diversity of the merchant class, and describes a possible way in which a specialized local type of trade could help structure a local merchant community. Beyond its study of the course and of Saint-Malo, the book raises a host of questions regarding early modern economies, and thus should be widely read and discussed. * Economic History Review *\u003cbr\u003eHillmann provides an exceptionally well researched examination and perhaps an example of how to model future research on privateering partnerships throughout the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries. * Mariners Mirror *\u003cbr\u003eThe book raises a host of questions regarding early modern economies, and thus should be widely read and discussed. -- Pierre Gervais, University Sorbonne-Nouvelle * The Economic History Review *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAcknowledgments\u003cbr\u003e1. Introduction\u003cbr\u003e2. Saint-Malo in the French Atlantic Economy\u003cbr\u003e3. Social Sources of Economic Growth\u003cbr\u003e4. The \u003ci\u003eCourse\u003c\/i\u003e: Its Origins and Organization\u003cbr\u003e5. Returns to Privateering\u003cbr\u003e6. Dynamics of Partnership Networks\u003cbr\u003e7. The Rise of \u003ci\u003eNew Men\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e8. The Coming of the Revolution\u003cbr\u003eAppendix Tables\u003cbr\u003eNotes\u003cbr\u003eBibliography\u003cbr\u003eIndex","brand":"Columbia University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51742164255063,"sku":"9780231180382","price":93.6,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780231180382.jpg?v=1758380921","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/the-corsairs-of-saintmalo-9780231180382","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}