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Medieval Merchants: York, Beverley and Hull in the Later Middle Ages
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Paperback. An analysis of merchant lives in three northern British cities in the later middle ages. Series Editor(s): McKitterick, Rosamond; Carpenter, Christine; Shepard, Jonathan. Series: Cambridge Studies in Medieval Life and Thought: Fourth Series. Num Pages: 404 pages, 2 maps 16 tables. BIC Classification: 1DBKEYK; 3H; HBTB; KCZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 152 x 32. Weight in Grams: 604.
This book is based on some 1400 individuals who lived in three northern English towns during the later middle ages. It analyses the many aspects of merchant society visible to the historian: achievements in politics, attitudes towards religion, the family, wider circles of friends and business acquaintances, and the nature and conduct of trade at every level. Merchants were at the core of urban society, accumulating more wealth than most other townsfolk and developing a distinctive outlook and entrepreneurship in response to the opportunities and pressures of long-distance trade. They played a central role in the development of urban mentalité ... Read more
This book is based on some 1400 individuals who lived in three northern English towns during the later middle ages. It analyses the many aspects of merchant society visible to the historian: achievements in politics, attitudes towards religion, the family, wider circles of friends and business acquaintances, and the nature and conduct of trade at every level. Merchants were at the core of urban society, accumulating more wealth than most other townsfolk and developing a distinctive outlook and entrepreneurship in response to the opportunities and pressures of long-distance trade. They played a central role in the development of urban mentalité ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Cambridge University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
404
Condition
New
Series
Cambridge Studies in Medieval Life and Thought: Fourth Series
Number of Pages
404
Place of Publication
Cambridge, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780521522748
SKU
V9780521522748
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Reviews for Medieval Merchants: York, Beverley and Hull in the Later Middle Ages
'… a solid piece of work which one can recommend unreservedly'. Alan Dyer, Economic History Review