Trade and urban development in Poland : an economic geography of Cracow, from its origins to 1795
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Trade and urban development in Poland : an economic geography of Cracow, from its origins to 1795
（Cambridge studies in historical geography, 20）
Cambridge University Press, 1994
- : hbk
Available at 28 libraries
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Bibliography: p. 493-497
Includes index
Description and Table of Contents
Description
This 1994 study uses the experience of Cracow to illuminate general patterns of trade and urban growth in central and eastern Europe over several centuries. Dr Carter emphasizes the spatial aspects of commodity analysis during the later medieval and early modern periods, and traces the impact of political circumstance on commercial progress and mercantile evolution. He describes the regions and places of especial significance for Cracow's trade development, and examines the principal trading flows and commodity movements within the overall context of European economic and social change. Based upon an intensive analysis of primary sources, Trade and Urban Development in Poland breaks new ground in its examination of the impact of commerce on urban growth over the longue duree, and will make a major contribution to our understanding of the historical geography of Europe.
Table of Contents
- Acknowledgements
- 1. Introduction: Cracow in context
- 2. Source materials and published literature
- 3. Cracow's early development
- 4. Political situation of Cracow, 1257-1500
- 5. European trade through Cracow
- 6. Political situation of Cracow, 1500-1795
- 7. The commerce of Cracow, 1500-1795
- 8. Cracow: a final appraisal
- Polish resume
- Appendix
- Notes
- Select bibliography
- Index.
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