Economic History of Medieval Europe

<p>A clear and readable account of the development of the European economy and its infrastructure from the second century to 1500. Professor Pounds provides a balanced view of the many controversies within the subject, and he has a particular gift for bringing a human dimension to its technicalities. He deals with continental Europe as a whole, including an unusually rich treatment of Eastern Europe. For this welcome new edition -- the first in twenty years -- text and bibliography have been reworked and updated throughout, and the book redesigned and reset.</p> <p>List of figures. <br>List of abbreviations. <br>Foreward to the first edition. <br>Foreward to the second edition. <br>1. The later Roman Empire. <br>2. The early middle ages. <br>3. The expansion of the medieval economy. <br>4. The population of medieval Europe. <br>5. Agriculture and Rural life. <br>6. The development of the medieval town. <br>7. Medieval manufacturing. <br>8. Trade in the middle ages. <br>9. The commercial revolution. <br>10. The late middle ages. <br>Bibliography. <br>Index.</p>