Dursteler, Eric.

Venetians in Constantinople : nation, identity, and coexistence in the early modern Mediterranean / Eric R. Dursteler. - Johns Hopkins paperback ed. - Baltimore, Md. : Johns Hopkins University Press, 2006. - xi, 289 p. : ill., maps ; 23 cm. - The Johns Hopkins University studies in historical and political science ; 124th ser. (2006), 2. . - Johns Hopkins University studies in historical and political science ; 124th ser., 2. .

Includes bibliographical references (p. [249]-281) and index.

Introduction -- The Venetian nation in Constantinople -- The merchants of Venice -- The unofficial nation: Banditti, Schiavi, Greci -- Jews, renegades, and early modern identity -- Merchants, patricians, citizens, and early modern identity -- An urban middle ground : Venetians and Ottomans in Constantinople -- Notes -- Glossary -- Works cited -- Index.

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Italians--Turkey--Istanbul.
National characteristics.


Venice (Italy)--Commerce--History.

DR435.I8 / D87 2006