The Economy Of Later Renaissance Europe, 1460-1600

This is an economic history of sixteenth-century Europe that combines the virtues of a scholarly monograph with those of a general history. Professor Miskimin describes the intellectual and philosophical context in which economic decisions were made, and on which the fundamental economic categories of the period were based. "This is an economic history of sixteenth-century Europe that combines the virtues of a scholarly monograph with those of a general history. Professor Miskimin describes the intellectual and philosophical context in which economic decisions were made, and on which the fundamental economic categories of the period were based. There follows an account of the demographic and monetary recovery from the dislocations of the fourteenth and fifteenth centuries, a survey of the agricultural and industrial history of Europe, and finally, a description of the interrelated patterns of international trade and finance. This book provides an integrated economic history of the period that focuses on Europe, but also touches the entire area from the East Indies to the New World. It outlines the vital relationships between the economic activity and political and intellectual developments, Students of sixteenth-century economics, political science, art history, and literature will find in this book essential background material" -- Publisher description Harry A. Miskimin. Includes Index. Bibliography: P. [200]-208.