Enterprising Empires
Book • 2019
Enterprising Empires analyzes the economic and diplomatic ties linking Russia and Britain in the eighteenth century, focusing on merchants, commodities, and state actors who shaped Eurasian trade.
Romaniello traces how tobacco, among other goods, served as a lens to examine larger imperial and commercial strategies, showing how networks of merchants and diplomats facilitated cross-imperial exchange.
The book combines archival diplomatic records with commercial documents to reveal the entanglement of private enterprise and state policy.
It highlights how knowledge, goods, and people circulated across the continent, reshaping economic practices and imperial ambitions.
The work deepens understanding of early modern globalization by situating Russian–British interactions within broader Eurasian connectivity.
Romaniello traces how tobacco, among other goods, served as a lens to examine larger imperial and commercial strategies, showing how networks of merchants and diplomats facilitated cross-imperial exchange.
The book combines archival diplomatic records with commercial documents to reveal the entanglement of private enterprise and state policy.
It highlights how knowledge, goods, and people circulated across the continent, reshaping economic practices and imperial ambitions.
The work deepens understanding of early modern globalization by situating Russian–British interactions within broader Eurasian connectivity.
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