Trade as a Modus Vivendi of Zadar region in the 18th century

U radu se evaluiraju dosadašnje historiografske spoznaje o trgovini Zadra i njegove regije u XVIII. stoljeću. Specifičan tranzitni karakter gradske luke uvjetovan je novim i jedinstvenim geostrateškim položajem grada u kontekstu imperijalnog pograničja. To potvrđuju predmeti razmjene, prometni pravci, infrastruktura i nositelji trgovačke djelatnosti. Posebna pažnja pridaje se stočnom tranzitu preko zadarske skele. Ukazuje se i na utjecaj pojačane trgovačke konjunkture u oblikovanju društvene svakodnevice. Autor konstruira narativ o Zadru kao o reprezentativnoj sponi između zapadnoeuropske pomorske i osmanske karavanske civilizacije.This master's thesis evaluates previous historiographical achievements on the trade of Zadar and its region (Contado di Zara) in the 18th century. Specific transit character of the city-port was conditioned by the new and unique geostrategical location of Zadar in the context of the triple imperial borderland concept. That can be verified by looking at the trade goods, transportation routes, infrastructure and merchants. Additionaly, attention was given to the transit of livestock through the boarding ramp. That intensified trade conjuncture had a strong impact on the shaping of the city's everyday life. Author constructs a narrative about Zadar being a representative link between Mediterranean Western Europe and continental Ottoman civilization