Property, Power and the Growth of Towns: Enterprise and Urban Development,1100-1500

by Mark Casson and Catherine Casson

Local enterprise, institutional quality and strategic location were of central importance in the growth of medieval towns. This book, comprising a study of 112 English towns, emphasises these key factors. Downstream locations on major rivers attracted international trade, and thereby stimulated the local processing of imports and exports, while the early establishment of richly endowed religious institutions funnelled agricultural rental income...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1032000929
• ISBN13: 9781032000923
• Release Date: May 2023
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 292 Pages
• Weight: 1.34 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.1" x 9.2"