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    Call for papers - Europe

    Herbs and humanity. For a material and cultural history

    The expansion and culture of herbs around the world - text and image

    From the peaks of the Himalaya to the Mediterranean Sea, from the outset of the Silk Road to the far reaches of the Eurasian continent, the economy and culture of herbs has expanded over the course of time. Whether used as common products of consumption or considered as rare and valuable commodities, sold in their raw form or transformed, these medicinal or aromatic herbs have become precious cultural ambassadors in encounters with more and more faraway horizons. This book project centers on the idea of herbs as vectors of encounters and cultural exchanges. Indeed, the expansion and use of herbs around the world have led to the emergence of interacting and expanding cultural practices. The focus will be on defining the specific fields pertaining to the knowledge of herbs, with a particular interest in their cultivation, harvesting, commercialisation and circulation.

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    Conference, symposium - History

    Maritime transport and its actors in early-modern Europe, from the North Sea to the Mediterranean

    L’armement maritime est reconnu pour avoir été un moteur de la croissance économique en Europe occidentale et une force majeure dans le premier mouvement de globalisation qui se développe au cours de la période moderne. Par contre, alors que le développement des trafics a été largement étudié, le fonctionnement de l’armement lui-même l’a beaucoup moins été. De très nombreux aspects de la structure opérationnelle des transports restent encore à découvrir. De plus, les trajectoires des individus impliqués dans l’organisation des activités d’armement et de transport sont essentielles pour comprendre la structure et l’évolution de systèmes mis en place.

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