The rise of cities in north-west Europe /
Examines fifteen towns, mainly situated on the rivers Meuse and Scheldt and along the North Sea coast of present-day Belgium, Holland and France. The author provides details of the impact of political, military, ecclesiastical, economic and social factors on the development of these towns.
Call Number: | Libro Electrónico |
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Format: | Electronic eBook |
Language: | Inglés |
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Cambridge, UK ; New York : Paris :
Cambridge University Press ; Editions de la Maison des Sciences de l'Homme,
1999.
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Series: | Themes in international urban history.
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Online Access: | Texto completo |
Table of Contents:
- The transformation of the Roman towns
- The nadir of urban life (sixth-seventh centuries)
- New urban beginnings and the Viking raids (eighth-nineth centuries)
- The urbanization of the high Middle Ages (tenth-eleventh centuries
- Industrialization, commercial expansion and emancipation (eleven-twelfth centuries.