The Fontana Economic History of Europe, Vol. 2. The sixteenth and seventeenth centuries [printed text] /
Carlo M. Cipolla, Editor . - 5th Edition . -
London : Fontana, 1981 . - 640 p. : 1 ill, maps ; 18 cm.
ISBN : 978-0-00-633471-2
Originally published: as 5 separate chapters.
| Class number: | 330.9402 |
| Abstract: | The Fontana Economic History of Europe is the first comprehensive survey of the subject to make it's original appearance in paperback. Volumes 1 to 4 take the story up to the beginning of the twentieth century while volumes 5 and 6 cover the last fifty years.
In this volume the expansion of Europe, the emergence of modern finance and the effects of technology in the age of the scientific revolution are particularly emphasised. |
| Contents note: | 1. Population in Europe 1500-1700; 2. Patterns and Structures of Demand 1500-1750; 3. Technology in the Age of the Sceintific Revolution 1500-1700; 4. Rural Europe 1500-1750; 5. European Industries 1500-1700; 6. European Trade 1500-1750; 7. The Emergence of Modern Finance in Europe 1500-1730 |