What is it about?
Relations between maritime and commercial communities in the first global age were frequently developed beyond central power politics. They disregard political boundaries and legal obstacles in favour of cooperation and cooperative strategies, by using each others' ships and resources.
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Why is it important?
Because it proposes a different approach to relations between maritime and commercial agents by focusing in cooperation and individual strategy rather than rivalry and confrontation; cross-cultural trade and navigation are also enhanced.
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A different approach to maritime relations in the first global age
PhD Amândio J.M. Barros
Polytechnic Institute of Porto
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This page is a summary of: The Manila Galleon, Macao and international maritime and commercial relations, 1500–1700, International Journal of Maritime History, February 2017, SAGE Publications,
DOI: 10.1177/0843871416679114.
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