Bruges, Cradle of Capitalism, 1280-1390
Department
Medieval Studies
Document Type
Book
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Description
Medieval Bruges provides an early model of a great capitalist city. This book examines the factors which contributed to Bruges' economic success such as the shift to sea-borne commerce and the efforts of the city's population to fashion a great commercial center. With its study of diverse topics such as the city's political history, its advantageous communications position, the wool, cloth and gold trade and the role of women in the market, the volume offers a case-study in medieval economic history as well as a social and cultural history of medieval Bruges.
Call number in WMU's library
HF3610.B78 M87 2005 (Waldo Library, WMU Authors Collection, First Floor)
ISBN
0521819210
Publication Date
2005
Publisher
Cambridge University Press; Reissue edition
City
Cambridge, UK
Disciplines
European History | Medieval History
Citation for published book
Murray, James M. Bruges, Cradle of Capitalism, 1280-1390. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2005. Print.
Recommended Citation
Murray, James M., "Bruges, Cradle of Capitalism, 1280-1390" (2005). All Books and Monographs by WMU Authors. 301.
https://scholarworks.wmich.edu/books/301