I, Francois B
Merchant, Protestant and refugee--a tale of failure in the Atlantic world
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 17591101 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Manuel Covo (corresponding author) |
| Year | 2011 |
| Volume | 25 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 69-88 |
| Publication date | 2011-03-01 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | French History (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0269-1191 • E-ISSN: 1477-4542 |
| Publisher | Oxford University Press (OUP) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1093/fh/crq070 |
| OpenAlex | W2098309283 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 5 |
Relating mercantile failure is harder and less commonly attempted than describing success. This article outlines the story of a mercantile failure in the French Atlantic World at the age of Revolution, examining closely the text and context of an autobiographical account by François Belon. Belon was a man of modest means who used his contacts, linguistic skills, kin links and religious connections to try and obtain a modest competence in the world of Atlantic commerce. Belon's middling position was always uncertain. The story of his attempted ascent and then decline illuminates the risks of a potentially lucrative Atlantic trade and offers a useful counterpoint that demonstrates the conditions that were, by contrast, necessary for success
Ancient history · Archaeology · Art · Atlantic World · Counterpoint · Literature · Political science · Protestantism · Refugee · Sociology · European Political History Analysis · Historical Studies and Socio-cultural Analysis · History · Law · Psychology · Social Psychology
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| Citations per year | 0.36 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2012 - 2021 (10) |
| Highly cited | No |