The Commercial Revolution of the Middle Ages, 950-1350 Contributor(s): Lopez, Robert S. (Author) |
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ISBN: 0521290465 ISBN-13: 9780521290463 Publisher: Cambridge University Press OUR PRICE: $24.69 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: March 1976 Annotation: Professor Robert Lopez provides an incisive analysis of the economic structure of the Middle Ages. He makes use of modern economic concepts to explain how an underdeveloped economic system gave birth to the commercial revolution through which Europe succeeded in developing itself. The book goes far beyond the familiar picture of medieval European society, with its magnificent cathedrals and imposing castles, to concentrate instead on the walled cities and open countryside, for it was here that the revolution was born. Deftly and concisely, Professor Lopez traces the history of this remarkable economic upheaval which saw the rise of merchants and craftsmen and the decline of agricultural dependence by the society. |
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BISAC Categories: - History | Europe - General - Business & Economics | Economic Conditions - Business & Economics | Economic History |
Dewey: 330.94 |
LCCN: 75025425 |
Physical Information: 0.61" H x 5.52" W x 8.06" (0.57 lbs) 196 pages |