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Author Ebert, Christopher.

Title Between empires : Brazilian sugar in the early Atlantic economy, 1550-1630 / by Christopher Ebert.

Publication Info. Leiden ; Boston : Brill, 2008.

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Description 1 online resource (xii, 210 pages) : illustrations, map.
Physical Medium polychrome
Description text file
Series The Atlantic world, 1570-0542 ; 16
Atlantic world (Leiden, Netherlands) ; v. 16.
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 195-203) and index.
Contents Introduction -- Portuguese trade with northwestern Europe -- Sugar, institutions and politics -- Merchants and merchant networks -- The cost of shipping -- Transactions and risk management -- Illegal trade -- Supply, demand, prices and profitability -- Conclusion.
Summary This study examines the wholesale trade in sugar from Brazil to markets in Europe. The author finds that, in spite of the political obstacles that existed during the years covered, the trade persisted because it was not subject to monopolies and was relatively lightly regulated and taxed.
Access Use copy Restrictions unspecified MiAaHDL
Reproduction Electronic reproduction. [S.l.] : HathiTrust Digital Library, 2010. MiAaHDL
System Details Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002. http://purl.oclc.org/DLF/benchrepro0212 MiAaHDL
Processing Action digitized 2010 HathiTrust Digital Library committed to preserve MiAaHDL
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Subject Sugar trade -- Brazil -- History -- 16th century.
Sugar trade.
Brazil.
History.
Chronological Term 16th century
Subject Sugar trade -- Brazil -- History -- 17th century.
Chronological Term 17th century
Subject Sugar trade -- Europe, Northern -- History -- 16th century.
Northern Europe.
Sugar trade -- Europe, Northern -- History -- 17th century.
Chronological Term 1500-1699
Genre/Form Electronic books.
Electronic books -- History.
History.
Other Form: Print version: Ebert, Christopher. Between empires. Leiden ; Boston : Brill, 2008 (DLC) 2008011348
ISBN 9004167684 (hardback ; alkaline paper)
9789004167681 (hardback ; alkaline paper)
9789047442776 (electronic book)
9047442776 (electronic book)
1282399144
9781282399143
9789004167681 (hardback ; alkaline paper)
Standard No. 10.1163/ej.9789004167681.i-212