Cambridge European Economic History. Volume 2, Trade and Industry in the Middle Ages

Author: M. M. Postan
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Publication Date: 2004-12-01
Features: Economic history is the discipline that studies the specific processes and special laws of the development and evolution of economic activities and economic relations in different historical periods, countries, or regions of human society. It provides a basis for summarizing historical experience and predicting future trends in social and economic development, as well as offering a historical context for the economic thoughts, theories, and policies that emerged in different historical periods. This volume explores the channels and transformations of economic connections between different countries within Europe. This book was planned by the renowned British scholar Sir M. M. Postan in the 1930s, with the first volume published in 1941, and the entire eight volumes completed in 1989, spanning over 60 years. The authors of this book are primarily distinguished economic historians from various fields of Europe. Although the editors may vary by volume, the chief editors mainly include Professor M. M. Postan and Professor D. C. Coleman of the University of Cambridge, as well as Professor P. G. Mathias and Professor H. J. Habakkuk of the University of Oxford (Head of Jesus College, Oxford).