Medieval Cities : Their Origins and the Revival of Trade - Updated Edition / Henri Pirenne.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Pirenne, Henri, author.

Contributor:

McCormick, Michael.

Series:

Princeton Classics

Princeton Classics ; 8

Standardized Title:

Villes du Moyen Age. English

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Commerce--Medieval.

Cities and towns, Medieval.

Commerce--History--Medieval, 500-1500.

Commerce.

Genre:

History.

Electronic books.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (207 p.)

Edition:

Updated edition with a New Introduction

Place of Publication:

Princeton, NJ : Princeton University Press, [2014]

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Nearly a century after it was first published in 1925, Medieval Cities remains one of the most provocative works of medieval history ever written. Here, Henri Pirenne argues that it was not the invasion of the Germanic tribes that destroyed the civilization of antiquity, but rather the closing of Mediterranean trade by Arab conquest in the seventh century. The consequent interruption of long-distance commerce accelerated the decline of the ancient cities of Europe. Pirenne challenges conventional wisdom by attributing the origins of medieval cities to the revival of trade, tracing their growth from the tenth century to the twelfth. He also describes the important role the middle class played in the development of the modern economic system and modern culture.Featuring a new introduction by Michael McCormick, this Princeton Classics edition of Medieval Cities is essential reading for all students of medieval European history.

Contents:

Frontmatter

Contents

Introduction

Translator'S Foreword

Preface

Chapter I. The Mediterranean

Chapter II. The Ninth Century

Chapter III. City Origins

Chapter IV. The Revival of Commerce

Chapter V. The Merchant Class

Chapter VI. The Middle Class

Chapter VII. Municipal Institutions

Chapter VIII. Cities and European Civilization

Bibliography

Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 23. Mai 2019)

ISBN:

9781400851201

1400851203

OCLC:

880058070