Transitions to Capitalism in Early Modern Europe

A broad, comparative analysis of the impact of economic changes on European agriculture and industry, first published in 1997.

List of contents

List of illustrations; Preface; Part I: 1. Themes and theories; 2. Medieval legacies; Part II: Introduction: the long sixteenth century; 3. Agriculture: growth and the limits of development; 4. Artisans and entrepreneurs; Part III: Introduction: crisis and recovery: towards capitalist industrialization; 5. Agricultural disparity and development; 6. The golden age of rural industry; Part IV: 7. Experiences of labor in the era of transitions; Epilogue: transitions and traditions; Index.

Summary

This broad, comparative 1997 study analyses the diverse patterns of economic change that transformed agriculture and industry between the end of the Middle Ages and the Industrial Revolution. It incorporates scholarship on the world economy, proto-industry, and women's work, and discusses the impact of the new economic order on Europe's working people.

Product details

• Authors: Robert S. Duplessis
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 17.05.2011
• EAN: 9780521394659
• ISBN: 978-0-521-39465-9
• No. of pages: 346
• Dimensions: 157 mm x 235 mm x 23 mm
• Weight: 652 g
• Series: New Approaches to European His
• Subject: Social sciences, law, business > Business > General, dictionaries