Review of Before European Hegemony: The World System A.D. 1250-1350 by Janet Abu-Lughod
The political economy of the high Gothic era
The subject – how the world economy and trade system worked in the 13th and early 14th centuries – might not sound exciting, but for anyone interested in history, this is an essential read. This was the time of an economic and technological boom without precedent, in which Kubilai Khan, various European princes, and many others were able to interact and…
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