Medieval cities: their origins and the revival of trade

Nearly a century after it was first published in 1925, Medieval Cities remains one of the most provocative works of medieval history ever written. This book argues that it was not the invasion of the Germanic tribes that destroyed the civilization of antiquity, but rather the closing of Mediterranea...

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Main Author: Pirenne, Henri 1862-1935 (Author)
Other Authors: Halsey, Frank Davis 1891- (Translator)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Princeton ; Oxford Princeton University Press 2014
Edition:First Princeton Classics edition
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Online Access:Inhaltsverzeichnis
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. This book 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
Item Description:Aus dem Vorwort des Übersetzers: Medieval cities, by Henri Pirenne, was first issued in its English text in 1925 and it was not until two years later … that the book was published in the language in which it had been written
Includes bibliographical references and index
Physical Description:xxxiv, 168 Seiten
ISBN:9780691162393

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