Economic and Social History of Medieval Europe. by Pirenne, Henri, 1862-1935

N.Y., Harvest Books [1975?]. HB-14. Soft Cover. x, 239 p.; 18.5 cm. "I have tried to envisage this great area as a single whole, of which the parts were in continuous communication with each other." Contents include The Revival of Commerce (Mediterranean, North Sea & the Baltic); The Towns (Revival of Urban Life; Merchants & the Bourgeoisie; Urban Institutions & Law); Land and the Rural Classes (Manorial Organization and Serfdom; Changes in Agriculture from the Beginning of the 12th Century); Commerce to the End of the 13th Century (Movement of Trade; Fairs; Money; Credit & the Traffic in Money); International Trade to the End of the 13th Century (Commodities & Directions of International Trade; The Capitalistic Character of International Trade); Urban Economy & the Regulation of Industry (Towns as Economic Centres. The Provisioning of the Towns; Urban Industry); Economic Changes of the 14th & 15th Centuries (Catasstrophes & Social Disturbances; Protectionism, Capitalism & Mercantilism); General Bibliography, pp. 221-224; Index. Paper; VG. Stock#100118/h.