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First published in 1973, this is a radical interpretation, offering a unified explanation for the growth of Western Europe between 900 A. D. and 1700, providing a general theoretical framework for institutional change geared to the general reader.

Table of Contents
Preface; Part I. Theory and Overview: 1. The issue; 2. The overview; Part II. 900–1500: 3. Property rights in land and man; 4. Economic conditions at the end of the Early Middle Ages; 5. The High Middle Ages: a fronier movement; 6. Thirteenth-century Europe; 7. The fourteenth and fifteenth centuries; Part III. 1500–1700: 8. Fiscal policy and property rights; 9. The Early Modern period; 10. France and Spain - the also-rans; 11. The Netherlands and successful economic growth; 12. England; Epilogue; Bibliography; Index.

The Rise of the Western World A New Economic History

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      Publisher: Cambridge University Press
      Publication Date: 7/30/1976 12:00:00 AM
      ISBN13: 9780521290999, 978-0521290999
      ISBN10: 0521290996
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      Description

      Book Synopsis
      First published in 1973, this is a radical interpretation, offering a unified explanation for the growth of Western Europe between 900 A. D. and 1700, providing a general theoretical framework for institutional change geared to the general reader.

      Table of Contents
      Preface; Part I. Theory and Overview: 1. The issue; 2. The overview; Part II. 900–1500: 3. Property rights in land and man; 4. Economic conditions at the end of the Early Middle Ages; 5. The High Middle Ages: a fronier movement; 6. Thirteenth-century Europe; 7. The fourteenth and fifteenth centuries; Part III. 1500–1700: 8. Fiscal policy and property rights; 9. The Early Modern period; 10. France and Spain - the also-rans; 11. The Netherlands and successful economic growth; 12. England; Epilogue; Bibliography; Index.

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