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 | #1212464 in Books |  Princeton University Press |  1969-04-01 | Original language:English | PDF # 1 |  8.00 x.62 x5.00l,.56 | File type: PDF | 272 pages

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||1 of 1 people found the following review helpful.| The Air of the City Makes Free|By Ricardo Mio|"The air of the city makes free," is an old German proverb, and would have made an apt title for this informative and lively little book (234 pages). Henri Pirenne may have been a ground-breaking historian, but he is a joy to read. He understands that history is important only as it is relevant to today -- to us, the inheritors of| |"An indispensable complement to the confusing history of the Carolingian period and early days of European civic development. . . . In short, it is one of the best sort of contributions to historical writing--those which combine simplicity with erudition and i

Henri Pirenne is best known for his provocative argument--known as the "Pirenne thesis" and familiar to all students of medieval Europe--that it was not the invasion of the Germanic tribes that destroyed the civilization of antiquity, but rather the closing of Mediterranean trade by Arab conquest in the seventh century. The consequent interruption of long distance commerce accelerated the decline of the ancient cities of Europe. Pirenne first formulated his the...

You can specify the type of files you want, for your device.Medieval Cities: Their Origins and the Revival of Trade   |  Henri Pirenne. I really enjoyed this book and have already told so many people about it!

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