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Explore how medieval guilds shaped work, power, and society—and what their rise and fall reveals about modern industry.
This concise study presents a clear overview of the guild system, its social hierarchy, and the tensions between craft groups, merchants, and workers. It offers a balanced view of both the merits and the defects of the medieval organization of labor.
This edition presents Renard’s analysis with an accessible English translation and an introduction that places the guilds in historical context. It covers how guilds organized trades, influenced apprenticeship and governance, and interacted with economic and political change across different European cities.- Clear explanations of how guilds classified crafts by status and function.
- Discussion of how wealth, education, and organization gave certain trades prominence.
- Overview of internal conflicts, external pressures, and the long arc of decay.
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