The rise of cities in north-west Europe

Examines fifteen towns, mainly situated on the rivers Meuse and Scheldt and along the North Sea coast of present-day Belgium, Holland and France. The author provides details of the impact of political, military, ecclesiastical, economic and social factors on the development of these towns.

Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Verhulst, Adriaan E. (-)
Formato: Libro electrónico
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Cambridge, UK ; New York : Paris : Cambridge University Press ; Editions de la Maison des Sciences de l'Homme 1999.
Colección:CUP ebooks.
Themes in international urban history.
Acceso en línea:Conectar con la versión electrónica
Ver en Universidad de Navarra:https://innopac.unav.es/record=b39717975*spi
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • The transformation of the Roman towns
  • The nadir of urban life (sixth-seventh centuries)
  • New urban beginnings and the Viking raids (eighth-nineth centuries)
  • The urbanization of the high Middle Ages (tenth-eleventh centuries
  • Industrialization, commercial expansion and emancipation (eleven-twelfth centuries.