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Transitions to Capitalism in Early Modern Europe » (1st Edition)

Authors: Robert S. Duplessis, William Beik (Editor), T. C. Blanning
ISBN-13: 9780521397735, ISBN-10: 0521397731
Format: Paperback
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Date Published: October 2007
Edition: 1st Edition

Broad, comparative analysis of the impact of economic changes on European agriculture and industry.

	List of illustrations
	Preface
1	Themes and theories	3
2	Medieval legacies	14
	Introduction: The long sixteenth century	47
3	Agriculture: Growth and the limits of development	49
4	Artisans and entrepreneurs	88
	Introduction: Crisis and recovery: Towards capitalist industrialization	141
5	Agricultural disparity and development	145
6	The golden age of rural industry	190
7	Experiences of labor in the era of transitions	259
	Epilogue: Transitions and traditions	303
	Index	310