Author: Philip Benedict
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1134892187
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 322
Book Description
The major changes experienced by France's cities over the period from the end of the middle ages to the eve of the Revolution are explored by six French and North American historians.
Cities and Social Change in Early Modern France
Author: Philip Benedict
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1134892187
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 322
Book Description
The major changes experienced by France's cities over the period from the end of the middle ages to the eve of the Revolution are explored by six French and North American historians.
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1134892187
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 322
Book Description
The major changes experienced by France's cities over the period from the end of the middle ages to the eve of the Revolution are explored by six French and North American historians.
Towns and their Territories Between Late Antiquity and the Early Middle Ages
Author: Brogiolo
Publisher: BRILL
ISBN: 900447479X
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 438
Book Description
The papers in this volume are contributed by leading historians, art historians and archaeologists and focus on 5 key themes: the evolution of settlement patterns in the Byzantine empire; the impact of barbarian elites in Spain, Gaul, Italy and Pannonia; the role of the Church in the definition of new links between town and territories; the situation in culturally homogenous territories such as Constantinople and the minor Langbard polities; the situation in economically defined territories. Contributions include papers by Gian Pietro Brogiolo, Pablo C. Díaz, Michel Fixot, Gisela Ripoll and Javier Arce, Sauro Gelichi, Wolfram Brandes and John Haldon, Nancy Gauthier, Gisella Cantino Wataghin, Ross Balzaretti, Martina Caroli, Neil Christie, Bryan Ward-Perkins and John Mitchell.
Publisher: BRILL
ISBN: 900447479X
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 438
Book Description
The papers in this volume are contributed by leading historians, art historians and archaeologists and focus on 5 key themes: the evolution of settlement patterns in the Byzantine empire; the impact of barbarian elites in Spain, Gaul, Italy and Pannonia; the role of the Church in the definition of new links between town and territories; the situation in culturally homogenous territories such as Constantinople and the minor Langbard polities; the situation in economically defined territories. Contributions include papers by Gian Pietro Brogiolo, Pablo C. Díaz, Michel Fixot, Gisela Ripoll and Javier Arce, Sauro Gelichi, Wolfram Brandes and John Haldon, Nancy Gauthier, Gisella Cantino Wataghin, Ross Balzaretti, Martina Caroli, Neil Christie, Bryan Ward-Perkins and John Mitchell.
Author:
Publisher: Odile Jacob
ISBN: 2738170943
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 318
Book Description
Publisher: Odile Jacob
ISBN: 2738170943
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 318
Book Description
Local Economies?
Author:
Publisher: BRILL
ISBN: 9004309780
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 652
Book Description
The Roman economy was operated significantly above subsistence level, with production being stimulated by both taxation and trade. Some regions became wealthy on the basis of exporting low-value agricultural products across the Mediterranean. In contrast, it has usually been assumed that the high costs of land transport kept inland regions relatively poor. This volume challenges these assumptions by presenting new research on production and exchange within inland regions. The papers, supported by detailed bibliographic essays, range from Britain to Jordan. They reveal robust agricultural economies in many interior regions. Here, some wealth did come from high value products, which could defy transport costs. However, ceramics also indicate local exchange systems, capable of generating wealth without being integrated into inter-regional trading networks. The role of the State in generating production and exchange is visible, but often co-existed with local market systems. Contributors are Alyssa A. Bandow, Fanny Bessard, Michel Bonifay, Kim Bowes, Stefano Costa, Jeremy Evans, Elizabeth Fentress, Piroska Hárshegyi, Adam Izdebski, Luke Lavan, Tamara Lewit, Phil Mills, Katalin Ottományi, Peter Sarris, Emanuele Vaccaro, Agnès Vokaer, Mark Whittow and Andrea Zerbini.
Publisher: BRILL
ISBN: 9004309780
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 652
Book Description
The Roman economy was operated significantly above subsistence level, with production being stimulated by both taxation and trade. Some regions became wealthy on the basis of exporting low-value agricultural products across the Mediterranean. In contrast, it has usually been assumed that the high costs of land transport kept inland regions relatively poor. This volume challenges these assumptions by presenting new research on production and exchange within inland regions. The papers, supported by detailed bibliographic essays, range from Britain to Jordan. They reveal robust agricultural economies in many interior regions. Here, some wealth did come from high value products, which could defy transport costs. However, ceramics also indicate local exchange systems, capable of generating wealth without being integrated into inter-regional trading networks. The role of the State in generating production and exchange is visible, but often co-existed with local market systems. Contributors are Alyssa A. Bandow, Fanny Bessard, Michel Bonifay, Kim Bowes, Stefano Costa, Jeremy Evans, Elizabeth Fentress, Piroska Hárshegyi, Adam Izdebski, Luke Lavan, Tamara Lewit, Phil Mills, Katalin Ottományi, Peter Sarris, Emanuele Vaccaro, Agnès Vokaer, Mark Whittow and Andrea Zerbini.
Proceedings
Author: Herman van der Wee
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Economic history
Languages : en
Pages : 618
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Economic history
Languages : en
Pages : 618
Book Description
Movement, Exchange and Identity in Europe in the 2nd and 1st Millennia BC
Author: Anne Lehoërff
Publisher: Oxbow Books
ISBN: 1785707191
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 321
Book Description
This collection of papers by an international chort of contributors explores the nature of the maritime connections that appear to have existed in the Transmanche/English Channel Zone during later prehistory. Organised into three themes, ‘Movement and Identity in the Transmanche Zone’; ‘Travel and exchange’; ‘Identity and Landscape’, the papers seek to articulate notions of frontier, mobility and identity from the end of the 3rd to the beginning of the 1st millennium BC, a time when the archaeological evidence suggests that the sea facilitated connections between peoples on both sides of the Channel rather than acting as a barrier as it is so often perceived today. Recent decades have since a massive increase in large-scale excavation programmes on either side of the Channel in advance of major infra-structure and urban development, resulting in the acqusition of huge, complex new datasets enabling new insights into later prehistoric life in this crucially important region. Papers consider the role of several key archaeologists in transforming our appreciation of the connectivity of the sea in prehistory; consider the extent to which the Channel zone developed into a closely unified cultural zone during later Bronze Age in terms of communities that serviced the movement of artefacts across the Channel with both sides sharing widely in the same artefacts and social practices; examine funerary practices and settlement evidence and consider the relationship between communities in social, cultural and ideological terms; and consider mechanisms for the transmission of ideas and how they may be reflected in the archaeological record. Brings together leading scholars from the UK and northern Europe in a thought-provoking and revealing new examination of the relationship between communities in the ‘Transmanche Zone’ in the Bronze and Iron Ages. The premise is that the English Channel was a conduit for connectivity and exchange of ideas, artefacts and social practices and rather than a barrier or frontier that had to be overcome before such connections could be fostered.
Publisher: Oxbow Books
ISBN: 1785707191
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 321
Book Description
This collection of papers by an international chort of contributors explores the nature of the maritime connections that appear to have existed in the Transmanche/English Channel Zone during later prehistory. Organised into three themes, ‘Movement and Identity in the Transmanche Zone’; ‘Travel and exchange’; ‘Identity and Landscape’, the papers seek to articulate notions of frontier, mobility and identity from the end of the 3rd to the beginning of the 1st millennium BC, a time when the archaeological evidence suggests that the sea facilitated connections between peoples on both sides of the Channel rather than acting as a barrier as it is so often perceived today. Recent decades have since a massive increase in large-scale excavation programmes on either side of the Channel in advance of major infra-structure and urban development, resulting in the acqusition of huge, complex new datasets enabling new insights into later prehistoric life in this crucially important region. Papers consider the role of several key archaeologists in transforming our appreciation of the connectivity of the sea in prehistory; consider the extent to which the Channel zone developed into a closely unified cultural zone during later Bronze Age in terms of communities that serviced the movement of artefacts across the Channel with both sides sharing widely in the same artefacts and social practices; examine funerary practices and settlement evidence and consider the relationship between communities in social, cultural and ideological terms; and consider mechanisms for the transmission of ideas and how they may be reflected in the archaeological record. Brings together leading scholars from the UK and northern Europe in a thought-provoking and revealing new examination of the relationship between communities in the ‘Transmanche Zone’ in the Bronze and Iron Ages. The premise is that the English Channel was a conduit for connectivity and exchange of ideas, artefacts and social practices and rather than a barrier or frontier that had to be overcome before such connections could be fostered.
Etudes sur le grand domaine carolingien
Author: Jean-Pierre Devroey
Publisher: Taylor & Francis
ISBN: 1040248314
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 318
Book Description
The origins of the large estate of Carolingian Europe and the role it played in the evolution of Frankish society and economy are the themes of this volume. The first group of articles focus on documentary evidence, especially the polyptychs and their interpretation. Though there is insufficient material for any true quantitive history, Professor Devroey argues that the evidence points to demographic expansion, coupled with the exploitation of new agricultural methods and crops, and a reliance on the family as the unit of production. Further studies relate these estates to the commercial networks of the area, from a local to an international level. A final concern is to demonstrate that the large estate formed a key component of the Carolingian rulers’ aim to establish the ’bonum commune’ and a stable society, with assured food supplies, regulated markets and a just system of weights and measures. L’origine du grand domaine de l’Europe carolingienne et le rôle qu’il jouait dans l’évolution de la société et de l’économie du monde franc sont les thèmes de ce volume. Le premier groupe d’articles se concentre sur des documents et plus spécialement sur les polyptyques et leur interprétation. Bien qu’il n’y ait pas de matériel suffisant pour une histoire quantitative, le professeur Devroey soutient que tout indique une expansion démographie, à laquelle viennent s’ajouter l’exploitation de nouvelles méthodes agricoles et de récoltes, ainsi qu’une dépendance vis-à-vis de la famille en tant qu’unité de production. Des études supplémentaires font le lien entre ces propriétés et les réseaux commerciaux de cette partie du monde, du niveau local au niveau international. L’auteur s’efforce finalement de démontrer que le grand domaine était un des facteurs à la base de la volonté des dirigeants carolingiens d’instaurer le ’bonum commune’ et une société stable avec des approvisionnements assurés, des march
Publisher: Taylor & Francis
ISBN: 1040248314
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 318
Book Description
The origins of the large estate of Carolingian Europe and the role it played in the evolution of Frankish society and economy are the themes of this volume. The first group of articles focus on documentary evidence, especially the polyptychs and their interpretation. Though there is insufficient material for any true quantitive history, Professor Devroey argues that the evidence points to demographic expansion, coupled with the exploitation of new agricultural methods and crops, and a reliance on the family as the unit of production. Further studies relate these estates to the commercial networks of the area, from a local to an international level. A final concern is to demonstrate that the large estate formed a key component of the Carolingian rulers’ aim to establish the ’bonum commune’ and a stable society, with assured food supplies, regulated markets and a just system of weights and measures. L’origine du grand domaine de l’Europe carolingienne et le rôle qu’il jouait dans l’évolution de la société et de l’économie du monde franc sont les thèmes de ce volume. Le premier groupe d’articles se concentre sur des documents et plus spécialement sur les polyptyques et leur interprétation. Bien qu’il n’y ait pas de matériel suffisant pour une histoire quantitative, le professeur Devroey soutient que tout indique une expansion démographie, à laquelle viennent s’ajouter l’exploitation de nouvelles méthodes agricoles et de récoltes, ainsi qu’une dépendance vis-à-vis de la famille en tant qu’unité de production. Des études supplémentaires font le lien entre ces propriétés et les réseaux commerciaux de cette partie du monde, du niveau local au niveau international. L’auteur s’efforce finalement de démontrer que le grand domaine était un des facteurs à la base de la volonté des dirigeants carolingiens d’instaurer le ’bonum commune’ et une société stable avec des approvisionnements assurés, des march
Le Roi, le Marchand et le Sel
Author: Jean-Claude Hocquet
Publisher: Presses Univ. Septentrion
ISBN: 9782859393137
Category : History
Languages : fr
Pages : 396
Book Description
Le roi, le marchand et le sel présente les Actes d'une table ronde réunies en septembre 1986 dans la saline royale édifiée par Ledoux à Arc-et-Senans. L'analyse de la genèse de l'État moderne, de la fonction de la guerre et du rôle dévolu à l'impôt du sel dans la construction de ses finances ouvre la voie à de belles études. Les précurseurs ont été les communes marchandes italiennes, les royaumes espagnols et la Provence du frère de Saint Louis. C'est pourtant dans le royaume de France des Valois et des Bourbons que la gabelle du sel s'est affirmé avec le plus de force, provoquant à la fois l'enrichissement des fermiers, les colères populaires et une contrebande éffrénée. Dans l'empire, les villes qui disposaient du monopole de production masquaient l'impôt sous le profit commercial. Ce profit consolida les finances et le pouvoir des ducs d'Autriche et les Habsbourg finirent par conquêrir les mines de Pologne. Il contribua aussi à la puissance commerciale des Provinces-Unies aux 16e et 17e siècles. L'impôt du sel n'a pas été seulement un phénomène européen mais mondial. Il n'est pas lié à un type d'État ni de formation économique et sociale. On suit sa destinée depuis la Rome antique jusqu'au Japon d'aujourd'hui, en passant par l'Amérique hispanique et l'Afrique noire colonisée, la Chine et l'Inde anglaise, où Gandhi s'empara de la question du sel pour en faire une arme de libération nationale contre la domination britannique. Le sel se prêtait à ce prélèvement fiscal massif qui nous rappelle que dans de nombreuses sociétés il avait assumé, dans l'échange marchand, toutes les fonctions sociales d'une monnaie.
Publisher: Presses Univ. Septentrion
ISBN: 9782859393137
Category : History
Languages : fr
Pages : 396
Book Description
Le roi, le marchand et le sel présente les Actes d'une table ronde réunies en septembre 1986 dans la saline royale édifiée par Ledoux à Arc-et-Senans. L'analyse de la genèse de l'État moderne, de la fonction de la guerre et du rôle dévolu à l'impôt du sel dans la construction de ses finances ouvre la voie à de belles études. Les précurseurs ont été les communes marchandes italiennes, les royaumes espagnols et la Provence du frère de Saint Louis. C'est pourtant dans le royaume de France des Valois et des Bourbons que la gabelle du sel s'est affirmé avec le plus de force, provoquant à la fois l'enrichissement des fermiers, les colères populaires et une contrebande éffrénée. Dans l'empire, les villes qui disposaient du monopole de production masquaient l'impôt sous le profit commercial. Ce profit consolida les finances et le pouvoir des ducs d'Autriche et les Habsbourg finirent par conquêrir les mines de Pologne. Il contribua aussi à la puissance commerciale des Provinces-Unies aux 16e et 17e siècles. L'impôt du sel n'a pas été seulement un phénomène européen mais mondial. Il n'est pas lié à un type d'État ni de formation économique et sociale. On suit sa destinée depuis la Rome antique jusqu'au Japon d'aujourd'hui, en passant par l'Amérique hispanique et l'Afrique noire colonisée, la Chine et l'Inde anglaise, où Gandhi s'empara de la question du sel pour en faire une arme de libération nationale contre la domination britannique. Le sel se prêtait à ce prélèvement fiscal massif qui nous rappelle que dans de nombreuses sociétés il avait assumé, dans l'échange marchand, toutes les fonctions sociales d'une monnaie.
Artistic and Cultural Exchanges between Europe and Asia, 1400-1900
Author: Michael North
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1351956922
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 202
Book Description
The European expansion to Asia was driven by the desire for spices and Asian luxury products. Its results, however, exceeded the mere exchange of commodities and precious metals. The meeting of Asia and Europe signaled not only the beginnings of a global market but also a change in taste and lifestyle that influences our lives even today. Manifold kinds of cultural transfers evolved within a market framework that was not just confined to intercontinental and intra-Asiatic trade. In Europe and Asia markets for specific cultural products emerged and the transfers of objects affected domestic arts and craft production. Traditionally, relations between Europe and Asia have been studied in a hegemonic perspective, with Europe as the dominant political and economic centre. Even with respect to cultural exchange, the model of diffusion regarded Europe as the centre, and Asia the recipient, whereby Asian objects in Europe became exotica in the Kunst- und Wunderkammern. Conceptions of Europe and Asia as two monolithic regions emerged in this context. However, with the current process of globalization these constructions and the underlying models of cultural exchange have come under scrutiny. For this reason, the book focuses on cultural exchange between different European and Asian civilizations, whereby the reciprocal complexities of cultural transfers are at the centre of observation. By investigating art markets, workshops and collections in Europe and Asia the contributors exemplify the varieties of cultural exchange. The book examines the changing roles of Asian objects in European material culture and collections and puts a special emphasis on the reception of European visual arts in colonial settlements in Asia as well as in different Asian societies.
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1351956922
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 202
Book Description
The European expansion to Asia was driven by the desire for spices and Asian luxury products. Its results, however, exceeded the mere exchange of commodities and precious metals. The meeting of Asia and Europe signaled not only the beginnings of a global market but also a change in taste and lifestyle that influences our lives even today. Manifold kinds of cultural transfers evolved within a market framework that was not just confined to intercontinental and intra-Asiatic trade. In Europe and Asia markets for specific cultural products emerged and the transfers of objects affected domestic arts and craft production. Traditionally, relations between Europe and Asia have been studied in a hegemonic perspective, with Europe as the dominant political and economic centre. Even with respect to cultural exchange, the model of diffusion regarded Europe as the centre, and Asia the recipient, whereby Asian objects in Europe became exotica in the Kunst- und Wunderkammern. Conceptions of Europe and Asia as two monolithic regions emerged in this context. However, with the current process of globalization these constructions and the underlying models of cultural exchange have come under scrutiny. For this reason, the book focuses on cultural exchange between different European and Asian civilizations, whereby the reciprocal complexities of cultural transfers are at the centre of observation. By investigating art markets, workshops and collections in Europe and Asia the contributors exemplify the varieties of cultural exchange. The book examines the changing roles of Asian objects in European material culture and collections and puts a special emphasis on the reception of European visual arts in colonial settlements in Asia as well as in different Asian societies.
Acta Poloniae Historica
Author:
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Poland
Languages : en
Pages : 1292
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Poland
Languages : en
Pages : 1292
Book Description