The Commercial Revolution of the Middle Ages, 950–1350 - Hardcover

Lopez, Robert S.

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0521211115 ISBN 13: 9780521211116

Publisher: Cambridge University Press, 1976

Synopsis

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.

About this title

Book Description:

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.

Synopsis:

Professor Robert Lopez provides an analysis of the economic structure of the Middle Ages.

About this edition

• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Publication date: 1976
• ISBN 10: 0521211115
• ISBN 13: 9780521211116
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 204