Medieval Cities: Their Origins and the Revival of Trade - Updated Edition

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Princeton University Press, 21 հլս, 2014 թ. - 208 էջ

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.

 

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Chapter I The Mediterranean
1
Chapter II The Ninth Century
16
Chapter III City Origins
35
Chapter IV The Revival of Commerce
49
Chapter V The Merchant Class
68
Chapter VI The Middle Class
84
Chapter VII Municipal Institutions
109
Chapter VIII Cities and European Civilization
138
Bibliography
153
Index
157
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Henri Pirenne (1862–1935) was professor emeritus at Ghent University and one of the world's leading historians. His books include Mohammed and Charlemagne and Economic and Social History of Medieval Europe. Michael McCormick is the Francis Goelet Professor of Medieval History at Harvard University.

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