James M. Murray

Bruges, Cradle of Capitalism, 1280-1390

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Teeming with merchants from all over Europe, medieval Bruges provides an early model of a great capitalist city. Bruges established a sophisticated money market and an elaborate network of agents and brokers. Moreover, it promoted co-operation between merchants of various nations. In this book James Murray explores how Bruges became the commercial capital of northern Europe in the late fourteenth century. He argues that a combination of fortuitous changes such as the shift to sea-borne commerce and the extraordinary efforts of the city's population served to shape a great commercial centre. Areas explored include the political history of Bruges, its position as a node and network, the wool, cloth and gold trade and the role of women in the market. This book serves not only as a case-study in medieval economic history, but also as a social and cultural history of medieval Bruges.

---

Hinweis: Dieser Artikel kann nur an eine deutsche Lieferadresse ausgeliefert werden.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Cambridge University Press
• Seitenzahl: 422
• Erscheinungstermin: 22. April 2015
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 235mm x 157mm x 29mm
• Gewicht: 798g
• ISBN-13: 9780521819213
• ISBN-10: 0521819210
• Artikelnr.: 14727825

Autorenporträt

James Murray is Professor of History at the University of Cincinnati.

Inhaltsangabe

1. Political background; 2. Navigating a commercial city; 3. The measure of humanity; 4. Money and its discontents; 5. La bourse et la vie; 6. Bruges as a node and network; 7. Wool, cloth and gold; 8. Women in the market and the market in women; 9. Towards a Burgundian Bruges; Select bibliography; Index.

Rezensionen

Review of the hardback: 'The role medieval Bruges played in the development and control of trade in the region is well introduced by J. M. Murray ...' Annual Bulletin of Historical Literature