Guilds, Innovation and the European Economy, 1400-1800

Author(s): Epstein, S R; Prak, Maarten

Binding:	Hardcover
Volume Condition:	As New
Dust Jacket:	No
Edition:	First Edition
Language:	English
Publisher Name:	Cambridge University Press
Publication Year:	2008
Publication Place:	New York, NY, USA.
ISBN:	9780521887175
Book ID:	006421
Catalogue(s):	History - Europe

First edition. viii, 253pp. Brown cloth-covered boards, gilt titles on spine. Internally neat, clean, bright and tight. 8vo. Re-examination of the role of guilds in the early modern European economy which challenges their condemnation as a major obstacle to economic progress in the pre-industrial era.

Keywords:

Guilds Early Modern history history of trade history of commerce