The Birth of the Western Economy : Economic Aspects of the Dark Ages
Translated by, E M Wilkinson
- London, Routledge, 2006.
- 341 Pages
- Economic History .
9780415379946
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