Author: Brennan, Thomas.
Title: Burgundy to Champagne : the wine trade in early modern France.
Description: Baltimore MD.: Johns Hopkins University Press, 1997. Orig. cloth binding. Dustjacket. xxii,350 pp. (The Johns Hopkins University studies in historical and political science ; 115th series (1997), no. 1). Includes bibliographical references and index. 24 cm. Mailorder only - Alleen verzending mogelijk. Book condition : as new. - After an initial examination of France's viticultural society and the process of creating wine, Thomas Brennan turns his attention to the wine trade, the process of finding the buyers who would make the vines bear economic fruit. He draws on remarkably revealing statistics from Champagne to establish the crucial role played by brokers in this trade. Brennan also examines the role of brokers in the early eighteenth century, both nationally and in the provinces of Champagne and Burgundy. He analyzes the winegrowers' response to the brokers' innovations and growing power, interpreting the language of judicial, political, and silent protests to illuminate the emerging views of the market's role in society. Brennan concludes with a look at the internationalization of the wine trade, as commercial ties grew to knit together most of France in the late eighteenth century, and certain provinces moved to thrust themselves into a wider, European commercial world. From The Critics Booknews : After examining Frances' viticultural society and the process of creating wine, Brennan (history, US Naval Academy) turns his attention to the wine trade. Establishing the crucial role played by brokers in this trade, he discusses their role in the early 18th century, both nationally and in the provinces of Champagne and Burgundy. He analyzes the wine growers' response to the brokers' innovations and power, the markets' role in society, and the internationalization of the wine trade. Annotation c. by Book News, Inc., Portland, Or. ISBN 9780801855672.

Keywords: HISTORY, history, Geschichte