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The Wheels of Commerce (Civilization and Capitalism: 15Th-18th Century -Volume 2) - Softcover

Book 2 of 3: Perspective of the World

Braudel, Fernand

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The subject of The Wheels of Commerce is the development of mechanisms of exchange―shops, markets, trade networks, and banking―in the pre-industrial stages of capitalism.

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'The intricacy of detail and boldness of hypothesis in this book are indisputable, and if one is to do more than skim it, it demands and repays enormous attention...The lavish illustrations are superbly well chosen. The pictures show the endless variety of commercial dealings of which humans are capable.' Jonathan Spence, New York Times Book Review

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Originally published in the early 1980s, Civilization traces the social and economic history of the world from the Middle Ages to the Industrial Revolution, although his primary focus is Europe. Braudel skims over politics, wars, etc., in favor of examining life at the grass roots: food, drink, clothing, housing, town markets, money, credit, technology, the growth of towns and cities, and more. The history is fascinating and made even more interesting by period prints and drawings.
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9780060150914: The Wheels of Commerce: Civilization & Capitalism 15th-18th Century, Vol. 2

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ISBN 10:  0060150912 ISBN 13:  9780060150914
Publisher: Harper & Row, 1982
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