{"product_id":"2026200007762-secondhand-before-the-industrial-revolution-european-society-and-economy-1000-1700","title":"Before The Industrial Revolution: European Society And Economy, 1000-1700","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition remarks:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBook: Good                          \u003cbr\u003eJacket: No dust jacket\u003cbr\u003ePages: Good                  \u003cbr\u003eMarkings: No markings\u003cbr\u003eCondition remarks: Condition as shown in image\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA landmark work of economic history, Before the Industrial Revolution: European Society and Economy, 1000-1700 presents a sweeping and authoritative account of seven centuries of European life before the transformative upheaval of industrialization. Carlo M. Cipolla masterfully chronicles the structures of pre-industrial economies, detailing the rhythms of agriculture, trade, population dynamics, and technological change that shaped medieval and early modern Europe. Written with clarity and intellectual rigor, the work argues that understanding the roots of economic development requires a deep engagement with the social fabric — the institutions, beliefs, and daily realities — that governed ordinary life across the continent. Cipolla illustrates how factors such as plague, famine, and shifting trade routes were not mere disruptions but fundamental forces that molded the trajectory of Western civilization. Accessible to both scholars and general readers, this essential text remains one of the most compelling and comprehensive introductions to pre-industrial European economic history ever written.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Secondhand Stock","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48839380533467,"sku":"2026200007762-SECONDHAND","price":12.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0523\/7646\/9701\/files\/1cc747fc-5882-472a-8c54-f2281a60635b.png?v=1780561037","url":"https:\/\/bookgrocer.com\/products\/2026200007762-secondhand-before-the-industrial-revolution-european-society-and-economy-1000-1700","provider":"Book Grocer","version":"1.0","type":"link"}