Before the Industrial Revolution: European Society and Economy, 1000-1700 (Third Edition)

Download or read book Before the Industrial Revolution: European Society and Economy, 1000-1700 (Third Edition) written by Carlo M. Cipolla and published by W. W. Norton & Company. This book was released on 1994-03-17 with total page 352 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Third Edition includes substantial revisions and new material throughout the book that will secure its standing as the most useful history available of preindustrial Europe. During the seven hundred years before the Industrial Revolution, the stage was set for Europe's transformation from a backward agrarian society to a powerful industrialized society. An economic historian of international reputation, Carlo M. Cipolla explores the process that made this transformation possible. In so doing, he sheds light not only on the economic factors but on the culture surrounding them.