Donald J. Harreld (Books)

Donald J. Harreld Books

Donald J. Harreld delves into the social and economic history of the Low Countries and early modern merchant culture. His work specifically examines the role of German merchants and their impact on commercial development in key European centers. Harreld's scholarship is characterized by deep archival research, situating historical events within broader economic and social contexts. His ongoing research continues to illuminate the intricate commercial networks and exploratory endeavors of the early modern period.

High Germans in Low Countries

214 pages
8 hours of reading

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This volume looks at the South German merchant community during Antwerp's Golden Age by examining German involvement in the social life of the city as well as by tracing merchants' commercial activities. The first section of the book considers the institutions of trade and the role Germans played in their development and how Germans interacted with other foreign merchant communities. The second section takes a wider view by tracing the commercial networks that South German merchants operated in and by quantifying South German participation in Antwerp's foreign trade.