Khvalkov The Colonies of Genoa in the Black Sea Region

Evolution and Transformation
Erscheinungsjahr 2017
ISBN: 978-1-351-62306-3
Verlag: Taylor & Francis
Format: EPUB
Kopierschutz: Adobe DRM (»Systemvoraussetzungen)

E-Book, Englisch, Band 11, 458 Seiten

Reihe: Routledge Research in Medieval Studies

This book focuses on the network of the Genoese colonies in the Black Sea area and their diverse multi-ethnic societies. It raises the problems of continuity of the colonial patterns, reveals the importance of the formation of the late medieval / early modern colonialism, the urban demography, and the functioning of the polytechnic entangled society of Caffa in its interaction with the outer world. It offers a novel interpretation of the functioning of this late medieval colonial polytechnic society and rejects the widely accepted narrative portraying the whole history of Caffa of the fifteenth century as a period of constant decline and depopulation.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Khvalkov, Evgeny

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Alte Geschichte & Archäologie Mittelalterliche, neuzeitliche Archäologie (Europa)
• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Weltgeschichte & Geschichte einzelner Länder und Gebietsräume Europäische Geschichte

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Introduction

1. Overview of Historiography and Sources

2. To the Origins of the Genoese Black Sea Colonization: The Genoese Gazaria in Its Genesis and Shaping, 13th-14th Centuries

3. Understanding Colonial Space: Topography and Spatial Layout of the Cities and Hinterland of the Genoese Gazaria

4. Governing the Overseas Colonies: Evolution and Transformation of the Administrative System

5. The World of Entangled Identities: The Dynamics of the Population of Caffa in Its Ethnic and Religious Categories

6. Prestige, Stratification, and Social Groups in the Society of Caffa

7. Caffa as a Centre of Trade: Dynamics of Economic Activity, Traffic, and Communications

8. Politics and International Relationships in the Black Sea Area in 1400–1475: Transformation and Fall of Caffa

Conclusion

Über Autor(innen)

Evgeny Khvalkov is a Senior Lecturer at the Higher School of Economics in Saint Petersburg.