Medieval Economic Thought

by Diana Wood

Book Overview

This book is an introduction to medieval economic thought, mainly from the twelfth to the fifteenth centuries, as it emerges from the works of academic theologians and lawyers and other sources - from Italian merchants' writings to vernacular poetry, Parliamentary legislation, and manorial court rolls. It raises a number of questions based on the Aristotelian idea of the mean, the balance and harmony underlying justice, as applied by medieval thinkers...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0521458935
• ISBN13: 9780521458931
• Release Date: October 2002
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 274 Pages
• Weight: 0.85 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 7.1" x 7.7"