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Wage Labor and Guilds in Medieval Europe

Wage Labor and Guilds in Medieval Europe

Paperback

Medieval & Renaissance HistoryGeneral SociologySocial Movements

ISBN10: 0807844985
ISBN13: 9780807844984
Publisher: Univ Of North Carolina Pr
Published: Feb 20 1995
Pages: 320
Weight: 1.11
Height: 0.86 Width: 6.07 Depth: 9.02
Language: English

Relying on a broad range of printed and secondary sources, Wage Labor and Guilds charts the history of guilds from their antecedents in the Roman Empire to their 'crisis' in the fourteenth century. . . . As a much-needed synthesis, [the book] will serve students well. -- Speculum

A thoughtful and wide-ranging contribution to the social and economic history of the High Medieval urban milieu. -- Journal of Interdisciplinary History

Interesting and comprehensive. . . . A major accomplishment. -- Journal of Economic History

Epstein takes a fresh look at the organization of labor in medieval towns and emphasizes the predominance of a wage system within them. He offers illuminating comment on a wide range of subjects -- on guilds and guild organization, on women and Jews in the work force, on the value given labor, and on the sources of disaffection. His book presents a feast of themes in medieval social history. -- David Herlihy, Brown University

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