Comparative systems and the functioning of networks: the Caribbean and Indo-Pacific models of trade. XVII and XVIII centuries

Abstract

All commercial networks operating during the First Global Age in the Atlantic and Indo-Pacific systems had a number of common elements, although it is also true that in these two areas of study, very different dynamics emerged. In both areas, the strategies implemented by networks were designed to make them extremely cooperative, very dynamic, with a nonlinear structure and multifunctional. In contrast, noteworthy among the most significant differences is the high degree of participation of native traders and commercial networks in the Asia-Pacific, with Europeans taking part and learning alongside them, while the Atlantic, and the Caribbean in particular, were essentially European in nature.

Methods of Working With Local Digital Resources on History

“…The comparative analysis of world and Russian digital resources showed that the former were formed earlier, but they are based on a problem-oriented principle, which has increased their educational potential and simultaneously limited the research field to several problems (Ambrosio & Fidalgo, 2020;Congosto, 2018;Muntaner, 2015). In contrast, Russian historical portals are sourceoriented.…”