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Project

Economic growth and material living standards in a transistion economy: Venice (1600-1800).

In recent decades the debate on the relationship between economic growth and material wellbeing was at the heart of the 'Revolt of the Early Modernists' (Jan de Vries). Unfortunately enough, studies on the birth of a consumer society in the late early modern period focused upon North-Western European countries, while the material renaissance research prioritized the Italian peninsula (Blonde & Ryckbosch). The purpose of this project is to fundamentally contribute to our understanding of the 'little divergence' by studying the material wellbeing and consumer practices in Mediterranean Europe. The case study envisaged is Venice in the 17th and 18th centuries.
Date:1 Feb 2017 →  31 Jul 2017
Keywords:EARLY MODERN HISTORY, CONSUMPTION, MATERIAL CULTURE
Disciplines:Economic history, History
Project type:Collaboration project