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Chargement... An economic history of medieval Europe (1974)par Norman John Greville Pounds
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A clear and readable account of the development of the European economy and its infrastructure from the second century to 1500. Professor Pounds provides a balanced view of the many controversies within the subject, and he has a particular gift for bringing a human dimension to its technicalities. He deals with continental Europe as a whole, including an unusually rich treatment of Eastern Europe. For this welcome new edition -- the first in twenty years -- text and bibliography have been reworked and updated throughout, and the book redesigned and reset. Aucune description trouvée dans une bibliothèque |
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The most interesting part of the book was chapter 9 on the commercial revolution. The author discusses the new methods of credit and financing which might have been the most impactful innovations of medieval times. The role of medieval government in the economy was clearly quite insignificant. The brief section in this book which focuses on government discusses mainly taxation. I would have liked to read a bit more on how medieval trade functioned without governmental help. Long-distance merchants must have gradually built trustworthy relationships amongst each other, but this book does not explicitly discuss how such webs of interpersonal acquaintance actually worked. But even so this book is a broad and very useful introduction to medieval economic history which can be recommended.