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, New Jersey: Princeton University Press, 1970. Reprint. Hardcover. Very good copy in the original gilt-blocked cloth. Slight suggestion only of dust-dulling to the spine bands and panel edges. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. Ex-library copy, some minor marks. Physical description: 253 pages. Contents: Cover; Title; Copyright; Dedication; CONTENTS; Introduction; Translator's Foreword; Preface; Chapter I. The Mediterranean; Chapter II. The Ninth Century; Chapter III. City Origins; Chapter IV. The Revival of Commerce; Chapter V. The Merchant Class; Chapter VI. The Middle Class; Chapter VII. Municipal Institutions; Chapter VIII. Cities and European Civilization; Bibliography; Index. Summary: 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. Subjects: Cities and towns, Medieval. Commerce History. Economic History. Commerce History Medieval, 500-1500. Managerial economics Economic History. Cities and towns, Medieval Bibliography. Mediterranean Region History 476-1517. Europe, Western History 476-1492. Social Geography. Genre: History.