Venice's close trading relationship with the Ottomans is often cited as evidence of commercial 'pragmatism': "Venetians first, Christians second".
But in fact, Venice was committed to a highly idealised and ideologically-charged notion of her commercial role.
🚨 New Law & History Review article alert:
@jakedyble.bsky.social Jake Dyble, "The Twentieth-Century Origins of the Medieval Lex Mercatoria Thesis"
Open Access ✅
doi.org/10.1017/S073...
Superb intellectual history/genealogy of the "lex mercatoria" by @jakedyble.bsky.social! I learned so much from this piece and you will too!
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