An Economic and Social History of Medieval Europe (Economic History)

Book was fine. Of course I was horrified to find that I had paid nearly $90 for a book I had already purchased some years back for about $10. Is the book now out of print, and hence the price? In This Book, Henri Pirenne, The Great Belgian Economic Historian, Traces The Character And General Movement Of The Economic And Social Evolution Of Western Europe From The End Of The Roman Empire To The Middle Of The Fifteenth Century. From The Breakup Of The Economic Equilibrium Of The Ancient World To The Revival Of Commerce, The Redevelopment Of Credit, The Trade Of Commodities, The Origins Of Urban Industry, And The Rebirth Of New Forms Of Protectionism, Mercantilism, And Capitalism, Pirenne Presents As Complete A Picture Of The Medieval World As Is Possible In One Volume. -- Back Cover. Preface To The English Translation -- Introduction -- The Revival Of Commerce -- The Towns -- Land And The Rural Classes -- Commerce To The End Of The Thirteenth Century -- International Trade To The End Of The Thirteenth Century -- Urban Economy And The Regulation Of Industry -- The Economic Changes Of The Fourteenth And Fifteenth Centuries -- General Bibliography -- Index Of Authors -- General Index. By Henri Pirenne. Translated From The French By I. E. Clegg. First Appeared In 'histoire Du Moyen âge' By Henri Pirenne, Gustave Cohen, And Henri Focillon. Bibliographical Foot-notes. General Bibliography: P. 225-227. First published in 2005. This original study the author writing in 1936 has tried to sketch the character and general movement of the economic and social evolution of Western Europe from the end of the Roman Empire to the middle of the fifteenth century. The irruption of Islam into the basin of the Mediterranean in the seventh century closed that sea to the Christians of the West, but not all Christians.