Imperial Ambition in the Early Modern Mediterranean : Genoese Merchants and the Spanish Crown (Hardcover)

1. Empires of the Renaissance, 1453?1650: the Genoese response to shifting alliances in the Mediterranean; 2. Genoese emporium and Spanish imperium in the Kingdom of Naples; 3. Commercial ascension through silk: Genoese artisans, merchants, bakers; 4. Achieving favorite nation status: the economic journey of the Genoese; 5. The Genoese merchants: between the viceroys' buon governo and Habsburg expansion; 6. Holy Week: the Genoese in the ceremonial triptych; 7. The Genoese eye of the storm: spiritual competition in church, sea, and grave; 8. The Genoese participation in charitable institutions.