The Carolingian Economy

by Adriaan Verhulst

Overview

The economy of the Carolingian empire (753-877), extended from the Pyrenees and the northern shores of the Mediterranean to the North Sea, and from the Atlantic coast to the Elbe and Saale rivers. Aspects of land and people, agrarian production and technique, craft and industry, and regional and international commerce are analyzed, and the Carolingian economy is reassessed in a European context.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780521808699
Publisher:	Cambridge University Press
Publication date:	10/17/2002
Series:	Cambridge Medieval Textbooks
Pages:	174
Product dimensions:	5.75(w) x 8.86(h) x 0.71(d)
Lexile:	1720L (what's this?)

About the Author

Adriaan Verhulst was Ordinary Professor of Medieval Economic History, University of Ghent, 1966–95 (now Emeritus). His book The Rise of Cities in North-West Europe was published by Cambridge University Press in 1999.

Table of Contents

Introduction; Part I. Land and People: 1. Landscape and settlement; 2. Demography; 3. Agricultural production; Part II. Production: 4. Agricultural technique; 5. Craft and industrial practice; Part III. Commerce: 6. Organisation; 7. Directions of trade; 8. Money and price movements; Part IV. The Dynamics of Carolingian Economy: 9. The economy and the state; 10. The long perspective; Bibliography.

Editorial Reviews

"The Caroligian Economy is an extremely useful compendium, orderly and deft in its presentation of a remote period's economics. In this book the author has synthesized enormous amounts of research in many languages, performing a service to speacialists in Carolingian and economic history... in The Carolingian Economy Verhulst furnishes a concise and judicious synthesis, full of information and insight, that is actually fun to read." Economic History

"Students of the period will appreciate his knowledge and interpretation of the sources...Recommended to academic libraries supporting graduate programs in history." Catholic Library World

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