BRUGES, CRADLE OF CAPITALISM, 1280-1390 by James M. Murray ( 9780521120531 )

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BRUGES, CRADLE OF CAPITALISM, 1280-1390

By:

James M. Murray

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0521120535

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CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY PRESS

Pub. date:

30 June, 2009

Pages:

424

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This book examines the factors which contributed to Bruges' success as a commercial centre.

Synopsis:

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.

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11 tones 7 maps 8 tables

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Cambridge University Press

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