Today, interest in networks is growing by leaps and bounds, in both scientific discourse and
popular culture. Networks are thought to be everywhere–from the architecture of our brains …

Money is usually understood as a valuable object, the value of which is attributed to it by its
users and which other users recognize. It serves to link disparate institutions, providing a …

A typical assumption in formal studies of social networks is that interpersonal ties classified
under the same label carry the same cultural connotation. As cultural meanings matter for …

Historical archives provide invaluable insights into societies of the past, including social
networks. However, the required amount of traditional archival work makes historical …

This three-paper dissertation argues that analytically distinct collections of elites are often
connected through kin in sprawling upper-class family networks. Those connections play …

The literature on early modern credit markets emphasizes both the social embeddedness of
credit relationships and the role of notaries. To enhance our understanding of how credit …

This dissertation examines how the Marine Corps, as a newly formed permanent force,
understood and embodied key social ideals such as honour and trustworthiness, respect …

" In the course of the first half of the fourteenth century one of the greatest legal minds of the
day, Bartolus of Sassoferrato (1313-1357), arrived at a definition of family that rested on the …

Renaissance Florence was the primary center of financial capital and one of the most
important centers of international trade in Europe in the fourteenth and fifteenth centuries …