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The Field and the Forge: Population, Production, and Power in the Pre-Industrial West
John N. Landers
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Description for The Field and the Forge: Population, Production, and Power in the Pre-Industrial West
hardcover. 'The Field and the Forge' offers an innovative approach to the pre-industrial history of Europe and the Mediterranean basin from Roman times through to the Industrial Revolution. It not only considers the who and what of history, but provides a clear demonstration of why things happened. Num Pages: 456 pages, numerous tables and figures. BIC Classification: 1D; 3D; 3F; 3J; HBJD; JHBD; JHM; JP; JW; KCZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 241 x 162 x 28. Weight in Grams: 844.
The Field and the Forge offers a new approach to the pre-industrial past in Europe and the Mediterranean basin from the Roman Republic to the fall of Napoleon. Based on an original synthesis of 'structural' economic and demographic history with traditionally 'event driven' political and military history, it takes as its starting point E. A. Wrigley's concept of 'organic economies' and their reliance on the land for energy and raw materials. The opening section considers the ensuing constraints on productivity, transportation, and the spatial organization of the economy. The second section analyses the constraints imposed by muscle-powered military technology and ... Read more
The Field and the Forge offers a new approach to the pre-industrial past in Europe and the Mediterranean basin from the Roman Republic to the fall of Napoleon. Based on an original synthesis of 'structural' economic and demographic history with traditionally 'event driven' political and military history, it takes as its starting point E. A. Wrigley's concept of 'organic economies' and their reliance on the land for energy and raw materials. The opening section considers the ensuing constraints on productivity, transportation, and the spatial organization of the economy. The second section analyses the constraints imposed by muscle-powered military technology and ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
OUP Oxford United Kingdom
Number of pages
456
Condition
New
Number of Pages
456
Place of Publication
Oxford, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780199249169
SKU
V9780199249169
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Reviews for The Field and the Forge: Population, Production, and Power in the Pre-Industrial West
History Today: Book of the Year Prize: Highly Commended Thoughtful and wide-ranging account that ably integrates economic and political circumstances in order to assess the causes, extent and limitations of development in the pre-industrial West.
History Today
... explores the important inter-connections and parallels between economic and military history in a thoughtful way, and it will stimulate future ... Read more
History Today
... explores the important inter-connections and parallels between economic and military history in a thoughtful way, and it will stimulate future ... Read more