{"product_id":"wage-labor-and-guilds-in-medieval-europe-9780807844984","title":"Wage Labor and Guilds in Medieval Europe","description":"Relying on a broad range of printed and secondary sources, \u003ci\u003eWage Labor and Guilds\u003c\/i\u003e charts the history of guilds from their antecedents in the Roman Empire to their 'crisis' in the fourteenth century. . . . As a much-needed synthesis, [the book] will serve students well.--\u003ci\u003eSpeculum\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"A thoughtful and wide-ranging contribution to the social and economic history of the High Medieval urban milieu.--\u003ci\u003eJournal of Interdisciplinary History\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Interesting and comprehensive. . . . A major accomplishment.--\u003ci\u003eJournal of Economic History\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Epstein takes a fresh look at the organization of labor in medieval towns and emphasizes the predominance of a wage system within them. He offers illuminating comment on a wide range of subjects--on guilds and guild organization, on women and Jews in the work force, on the value given labor, and on the sources of disaffection. His book presents a feast of themes in medieval social history.--David Herlihy, Brown University \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Steven a. Epstein\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of North Carolina Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/20\/1995\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 320\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.11lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.02h x 6.07w x 0.86d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780807844984\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSteven A. Epstein, professor of history at the University of Colorado, Boulder, is author of \u003ci\u003eWills and Wealth in Medieval Genoa, 1150-1250\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"University of North Carolina Press","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":40161629601907,"sku":"9.78E+12","price":43.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/products\/img_4945564e-6c03-4691-aaa7-926746965ce8.jpg?v=1654955481","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/products\/wage-labor-and-guilds-in-medieval-europe-9780807844984","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}