Medieval cities : their origins and the revival of trade
Henri Pirenne (Author), Frank D. Halsey (Translator)
Nearly a century after it was first published in 1925, Medieval Cities remains one of the most provocative works of medieval history ever written. This book 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
eBook, English, 2014
First Princeton Classics edition View all formats and editions
Princeton University Press, Princeton, New Jersey, 2014
History
1 online resource (xxxiv, 168 pages)
9781400851201, 1400851203
894538918
Cover; Title; Copyright; Dedication; CONTENTS; Introduction; Translator's Foreword; Preface; Chapter I. The Mediterranean; Chapter II. The Ninth Century; Chapter III. City Origins; Chapter IV. The Revival of Commerce; Chapter V. The Merchant Class; Chapter VI. The Middle Class; Chapter VII. Municipal Institutions; Chapter VIII. Cities and European Civilization; Bibliography; Index