ABSTRACT

The active participation of Eastern European lands in European overseas expansion has not been studied properly. This article therefore focuses on the province of Silesia and its highly productive rural household linen processing. Special attention is given to the mutual impact of the trade in Silesian linen fabrics and the Atlantic slave-related markets during the long eighteenth century. The endogenous and exogenous factors which shaped the specific economic development of the Silesian linen region will be identified. It will also present an approximate calculation of the share of slave-based activities in the economic performance of Silesia and Prussia respectively during the second half of the eighteenth century.

摘要

东欧国家积极参与欧洲的海外扩张尚未得到适当的研究。因此，本文重点介绍西里西亚省及其高产的农村家庭亚麻加工。特别关注西里西亚亚麻织物贸易与18世纪漫长的大西洋奴隶相关市场之间的相互影响。将确定影响西里西亚亚麻地区特定经济发展的内生和外生因素。它还将对十八世纪下半叶基于奴隶的活动分别在西里西亚和普鲁士的经济表现中所占的份额进行近似计算。