Town and Country in Europe, 1300 1800

This book offers the first survey of relations between town and country across Europe between the Black Death and the Enlightenment. Thirteen specially commissioned chapters give comprehensive coverage, from Spain to Sweden, and from the Polish Commonwealth to the Netherlands and Italy. Each chapter analyzes its country in the light of recent debates on state formation, urbanization, protoindustrialization, and the regional character of premodern economic growth. The Introduction discusses the historiographical and theoretical framework for systematic comparison, emphasizing how alternative political configurations could set countries on different paths to growth.

Author: S. R. Epstein
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: 04/23/2001
Pages: 356
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 1.52lbs
Size: 9.02h x 5.98w x 0.94d
ISBN: 9780521633413

Review Citation(s):
Choice 01/01/2002 pg. 956

About the Author
Epstein, S. R.: - S. R. Epstein is Reader in Economic History at the London School of Economics.

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