In this classic work Cipolla explores the slow but complex process of development that transformed Europe from its relatively weak position in AD 1000 into the highly dynamic and powerful society of 1700.
In this classic work Cipolla explores the slow but complex process of development that transformed Europe from its relatively weak position in AD 1000...
The question of why empires decline and fall has attracted the attention of historians for centuries, but remains fundamentally unsolved. This collection is concerned with the purely economic aspects of decline. It identifies the similarities in different cases of economic decline.
The question of why empires decline and fall has attracted the attention of historians for centuries, but remains fundamentally unsolved. This collect...