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082			_a330.902 _bLAT.B
100			_a Latouche, Robert
245			_aThe Birth of the Western Economy _b: Economic Aspects of the Dark Ages _cTranslated by, E M Wilkinson
260			_aLondon, _bRoutledge, _c2006.
300			_a341 Pages
490			_aEconomic History
650			_aI 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
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