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Agrarian Change and Crisis in Europe, 1200-1500 book cover

1st Edition

Agrarian Change and Crisis in Europe, 1200-1500

Edited By Harilaos Kitsikopoulos Copyright 2012
376 Pages
by Routledge

388 Pages 40 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

376 Pages 40 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge
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Agrarian Change and Crisis in Europe, 1200-1500 addresses one of the classic subjects on economic history: the process of aggregate economic growth and the crisis that engulfed the European continent during the late Middle Ages. This was not an ordinary crisis. During the period 1200-1500, Europe witnessed endemic episodes of famine and a wave of plague epidemics that amounted to one of its... Read more

1. Introduction. Harry Kitsikopoulos  2. England. Harry Kitsikopoulos  3. France. George Grantham  4. Italy. Paolo Malanima  5. Byzantium. Kostis Smyrlis  6. Spain. Ana Rodríguez  7. Scandinavia. Janken Myrdal  8. Central Europe. Grzegorz Mysliwski  9. Russia. Janet Martin  10. Epilogue. Harry Kitsikopoulos

Biography

Harry Kitsikopoulos is Clinical Professor in the Department of Economics, NYU. Kitsikopoulos has published about a dozen articles on the economy of medieval England, among others in the Journal of Economic History, Economic History Review and Agricultural History Review. He has held fellowships from the NEH and the Smithsonian.

"This important collection of essays offers new perspectives on the European experience of the late medieval crisis. Following up on important classics such as the ‘Brenner debate,’ case studies on individual countries and parts of Europe draw on most recent research. The volume thus provides a foundation for a new interpretation." – Markus Cerman, University of Vienna, Austria

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