The History, Nature and Empire in Eighteenth-Century Europe team warmly welcomes you to a one-day workshop on Friday, October 17, 2014 at the University of Helsinki.
Venue: Helsinki Collegium for Advanced Studies, University of Helsinki, Seminar Room 136, Ground Floor, Fabianinkatu 24 A
Programme, Friday 17.10.2014
10.30–10.45 Mikko Tolonen (University of Helsinki), Opening remarks
10.45–11.30 Sophus Reinert (Harvard Business School): “The Way to Wealth Around the World: Benjamin Franklin and the Globalization of American Capitalism”
11.30–12.15 Peter Hallberg (Malmö University): “The Politics of Comparative Constitutionalism: The Virginia Declaration of Rights (1776) in Sweden”
12.15–13.30, Lunch
13.30–14.15 Alison Martin (University of Reading): “Translating Nature and Empire: German editions of Mungo Park’s Travels in the Interior Districts of Africa (1799)”
14.15–15.00 Laura Tarkka (University of Helsinki): “The Reception of East India Company’s Code of Gentoo Laws (1776) in European Review Journals”
15.00–15.30, Coffee and tea
15.30–16.15 Koen Stapelbroek (University of Helsinki, Erasmus University Rotterdam): “Instruments of Economic Integration and the History of Humankind: Eighteenth-Century Outlooks onto Global Trade”
16.15–17.00 Jani Marjanen (University of Helsinki, Max Planck Institute for Human Development, Berlin): “Eighteenth-Century Economic Societies and Comparative Models for Economic Improvement”
Good topic! Do we need to register first or can we just go there to attend?
Thank you for the enquiry, the event is open for everyone interested in the topic.