HIST 321

Catalog description

Historical study of European merchant capitalism between 1500 and 1815 through the lens of labor and legality. Focus on the rise of overseas European trade and global commodities, private investment and state control of joint-stock companies, colonial and maritime labor practices, and criminal activity on the high seas. Topics include empire-building, monopoly and state-corporate relations, free and forced labor, naval power, piracy and privateering.