Huguenot Networks, 1560-1780
Book description
These chapters explore how a religious minority not only gained a toehold in countries of exile, but also wove itself into their political, social, and religious fabric. The way for the refugees' departure from France was prepared through correspondence and the cultivation of commercial, military, scholarly and familial ties. On…
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1 author picked Huguenot Networks, 1560-1780 as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?
I am intrigued by how a minority group of one religion living within a territory populated by a majority group of another is able to transcend adversities and small numbers through networking, thereby creating synergies that, in turn, translate into power.
The Huguenots—part of a larger, deeply networked community of other European Protestants—did exactly that. Each of the thirteen chapters in this edited volume gives you a window into “who” and “how.”
From Laura's list on histories of merchant networks: messy, diverse, transnational, and transcultural.
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