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Economics, in our modern sense of the term, was not a discipline in the Middle Ages, although the history of economic thought is often written as though it were. Lianna Farber restores the core economic concept of trade to its medieval contexts...



Trade Review

Farber demonstrates a firm grasp of the texts and the issues involved, deconstructing the expositions in a deft manner and delving into how the medieval mind construed economic activity.

* Economic History Review *

Painstakingly alive to the nuances of the texts she describes, Farmer admirably realizes the difficult goal she sets out to attain in her book: to describe accurately how writers understood trade during a time when the category of the 'economic' was nonexistent. This sensible, jargon-free, and evenhanded study makes an impressive contribution both to literary criticism and to the history of ideas.

* Studies in the Age of Chaucer *

An Anatomy of Trade in Medieval Writing

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      Publisher: Cornell University Press
      Publication Date: 12/12/2005
      ISBN13: 9780801444128, 978-0801444128
      ISBN10: 0801444128
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      Description

      Book Synopsis

      Economics, in our modern sense of the term, was not a discipline in the Middle Ages, although the history of economic thought is often written as though it were. Lianna Farber restores the core economic concept of trade to its medieval contexts...



      Trade Review

      Farber demonstrates a firm grasp of the texts and the issues involved, deconstructing the expositions in a deft manner and delving into how the medieval mind construed economic activity.

      * Economic History Review *

      Painstakingly alive to the nuances of the texts she describes, Farmer admirably realizes the difficult goal she sets out to attain in her book: to describe accurately how writers understood trade during a time when the category of the 'economic' was nonexistent. This sensible, jargon-free, and evenhanded study makes an impressive contribution both to literary criticism and to the history of ideas.

      * Studies in the Age of Chaucer *

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