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John Ramsay (and his Italian diary) [ Travel / Art and Literature / Diaries & Letters ]

… Objects > Diaries & Letters Mots-clés Diaries Grand Tour Education Formation Italy Cosmopolitanism International Networks Art entertainment John Ramsay’s Italian diary was published by The Walpole Society in 2003; it is accompanied by … them to hold the rank of the function for which they were destined. These interactions also helped them develop their networks of relationships which would be useful for the career to which they aspired. Thanks to the notoriety of his … and even the King of Sweden. … Diaries … Grand Tour … Education … Formation … Italy … Cosmopolitanism … International Networks … Art … entertainment … John Ramsay (and his Italian diary) …

Merchant communities in European ports [ Commerce / Mobility / Trade ]

… Places > Trade Mots-clés merchant migration Travel mobility Northern Europe commerce Port Hughenot Correspondence networks A l’époque moderne, entre le XVI e et le XVIII e siècle, les grands centres commerciaux, et notamment les ports, … moderne. … merchant … migration … Travel … mobility … Northern Europe … commerce … Port … Hughenot … Correspondence … networks … Merchant communities in European ports …

Daniel Defoe’s Social Networks [ Art and Literature / Association ]

… Résumé Daniel Defoe was best known as a writer and his primary social networks grew out of his intense engagement with the print trade. Unlike many of his contemporaries, Defoe’s sociability … Daniel Defoe (c. 1660-1731) had many social connections but he did not have many friends. 1  That is to say, his social networks were extensive but not particularly intensive; his ties tended to be weak rather than strong. 2   Perhaps more … switch his political allegiances with the changing winds of the times. Above all, Defoe was a writer and his social networks derived from his need to earn money from his publications and to remain in the employ of those who controlled …

English theatre (and transnational sociability) [ Sports & Leisure / National & Transnational cultures / Translation, Dissemination & Reception ]

… theatre however goes far beyond the space of the physical theatre itself. Theatre is also at the centre of transnational networks, as performers travel across the Channel and texts are adapted, translated and plagiarised, often around … are few and far between. This imbalance between geopolitical importance and theatrical importance shows how theatrical networks, sociabilities and traditions, which were already well established in France, Italy and Spain, seem to have … afterwards responsible for much of what was becoming a bard-cult, in England and overseas. 16   The tightness of these networks however must not obliterate extra-European presence on stage:  many plays reference the Ottoman and Islamic …

Politics [ Politics & Society / Feelings & Emotions ]

… of Parliament and members of the House of Lords, politics was face-to-face and personal, operating through social networks, personal connexions and extended family interests. Much political networking, solicitation, manoeuvring, and … of Parliament and members of the House of Lords, politics was face-to-face and personal, operating through social networks, personal connexions and extended family interests. While the importance of ideological differences rose and … of Parliament and members of the House of Lords, politics was face-to-face and personal, operating through social networks, personal connexions and extended family interests. Much political networking, solicitation, manoeuvring, and …

Merchants [ Commerce ]

… of the merchant. Sociability was an important element of mercantile culture, because a good reputation and good social networks were integral to a merchant’s credit and financial dealings. People > Commerce Mots-clés merchant middling sort … 16   A merchant’s credit concerned his ability to manage capital but was based on commercial connections forged through networks, reputations, and friendships, where estimations of a person’s honour could be made. Making good social … they received in return. Empires were managed at a distance and ‘companies were commonwealths constructed by the social networks of their members’. 18  From the Royal Exchange to West African factories, the trading world was bound together …