Peasants, Landlords And Merchant Capitalists: Europe And The World Economy, 1500–1800
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Pages: Yellowed
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At the crossroads of agrarian life and early capitalist enterprise, Peasants, Landlords and Merchant Capitalists presents a sweeping analysis of Europe's economic transformation between 1500 and 1800, tracing the complex and often brutal relationships that bound peasants to their land, landlords to their estates, and merchant capitalists to the burgeoning world economy. Peter Kriedte chronicles how feudal agrarian structures collided and coexisted with the rising forces of commercial capitalism, illustrating the regional variations across Europe and their decisive role in shaping the contours of the modern global economy. With meticulous scholarship, the work details how proto-industrialisation, trade networks, and shifting social hierarchies collectively dismantled the old order and laid the groundwork for industrial capitalism. Firmly rooted in the tradition of historical materialism and world-systems theory, Kriedte's argument is both analytically rigorous and historically panoramic, drawing on a vast body of evidence to reconstruct three centuries of socio-economic upheaval. His prose is measured and authoritative, balancing macro-economic structures with the lived realities of rural communities across the continent. A landmark contribution to early modern European economic history, this work challenges readers to reconsider who truly drove the engine of capitalism — was it the merchant prince in his counting house, or the peasant toiling in the field?
Author: Peter Kriedte
Format: Paperback
Genre: European history
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: No dust jacket
Pages: Yellowed
Condition remarks: Condition as shown in image
At the crossroads of agrarian life and early capitalist enterprise, Peasants, Landlords and Merchant Capitalists presents a sweeping analysis of Europe's economic transformation between 1500 and 1800, tracing the complex and often brutal relationships that bound peasants to their land, landlords to their estates, and merchant capitalists to the burgeoning world economy. Peter Kriedte chronicles how feudal agrarian structures collided and coexisted with the rising forces of commercial capitalism, illustrating the regional variations across Europe and their decisive role in shaping the contours of the modern global economy. With meticulous scholarship, the work details how proto-industrialisation, trade networks, and shifting social hierarchies collectively dismantled the old order and laid the groundwork for industrial capitalism. Firmly rooted in the tradition of historical materialism and world-systems theory, Kriedte's argument is both analytically rigorous and historically panoramic, drawing on a vast body of evidence to reconstruct three centuries of socio-economic upheaval. His prose is measured and authoritative, balancing macro-economic structures with the lived realities of rural communities across the continent. A landmark contribution to early modern European economic history, this work challenges readers to reconsider who truly drove the engine of capitalism — was it the merchant prince in his counting house, or the peasant toiling in the field?