Medieval cities : their origins and the revival of trade /
Pirenne, Henri, 1862-1935
Medieval cities : their origins and the revival of trade / Henri Pirenne ; translated from the French by Frank D. Halsey ; with a new introduction by Michael McCormick. - Princeton, NJ : Princeton University Press, 2014. - 185 p. ; 22 cm.
Tranlation of: Villes du Moyen Age.
Includes bibliographical references and Index
Nearly a century after it was first published in 1925, Medieval Cities remains one of the most provocative works of medieval history ever written. This book argues that it was not the invasion of the Germanic tribes that destroyed the civilization of antiquity, but rather the closing of Mediterranean trade by Arab conquest in the seventh century.
9780691162393
Cities and towns, Medieval.
Commerce--History-- Medieval, 500-1500.
Medieval cities : their origins and the revival of trade / Henri Pirenne ; translated from the French by Frank D. Halsey ; with a new introduction by Michael McCormick. - Princeton, NJ : Princeton University Press, 2014. - 185 p. ; 22 cm.
Tranlation of: Villes du Moyen Age.
Includes bibliographical references and Index
Nearly a century after it was first published in 1925, Medieval Cities remains one of the most provocative works of medieval history ever written. This book argues that it was not the invasion of the Germanic tribes that destroyed the civilization of antiquity, but rather the closing of Mediterranean trade by Arab conquest in the seventh century.
9780691162393
Cities and towns, Medieval.
Commerce--History-- Medieval, 500-1500.