• Open Daily: 10am - 10pm
    Alley-side Pickup: 10am - 7pm

    3038 Hennepin Ave Minneapolis, MN
    612-822-4611

Open Daily: 10am - 10pm | Alley-side Pickup: 10am - 7pm
3038 Hennepin Ave Minneapolis, MN
612-822-4611
General Average and Risk Management in Medieval and Early Modern Maritime Business

General Average and Risk Management in Medieval and Early Modern Maritime Business

Paperback

EconomicsMedieval & Renaissance HistoryGeneral Law

ISBN10: 3031041208
ISBN13: 9783031041204
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan
Published: Dec 24 2022
Pages: 499
Weight: 1.37
Height: 1.06 Width: 5.83 Depth: 8.27
Language: English
This open access book explores the history of risk management in medieval and early modern European maritime business, focusing particularly on 'General Average' - a mechanism by which extraordinary expenses regarding ship or cargo, incurred during a voyage to save the venture, are shared between all participants to protect equity. This volume traces the history of this risk management tool from its origins in the pre-Roman Mediterranean through to its use in the shipping sector today. Contributions range from the Islamic Mediterranean to the Low Countries, and taken together, provide a wide-ranging analysis of social, cultural, and political aspects of pre-modern maritime commerce in Europe.

1 different editions

Also available

Also in

Medieval & Renaissance History