The Birth of Western Economy

Economic Aspects of the Dark Ages

Bibliographic Data

ID9724964
AuthorsEdward Miller (0009-0002-1377-0285), Robert Latouche, E M Wilkinson
Year1962
Volume29
Issue116
Pages447
Publication date1962-11-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueEconomica (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0013-0427 • E-ISSN: 1468-0335
PublisherJSTOR (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.2307/2551412
OpenAlexW2044433813
LanguageEN
Citations received13

Foreword by Philip Grierson page ix Introduction xiii Part I. The Component Forces I The Roman World: state control in the late Empire 3 II The Roman World: conditions of rural life 18 III The Germanic 'World: its primitive economy 29 IV The Christian Church: its economic doctrine: the result of its triumph 48 Part II. The Merovingian Age I Farming and Agriculture in the very early Middle Ages: old theories and new horizons 59 II Farming in the very early Middle Ages (cont.): Mansus, Villa and Husbandry 73 III The Eclipse of Town Life and the influence of the Church on its evolution 97 IV The so-called 'Grand Commerce' of the Merovingian Period 117 V Coinage and Currency. The seas and shipping 126 Part III. The Early Carolingians: A Temporary Restoration I Charlemagne and a controlled economy. Reform of the Currency 143 II Trade and Barter under the Early Carolingians page 155 III The 'Villa' of Charlemagne's time: Farming and Manufacture 176 IV The Structure of the Great Estate and the origin of the rural 'Seigneurie' 190 Part IV. The Laborious Birth of a Western Civilization I The Vikings and Scandinavian Expansion 211 II The Resurgence of Town Life and of Commercial Activity 235 III The Expansion and Development of Agriculture in the Eleventh Century 268 Conclusion 301 Bibliography 311 Index 329

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