Golden Ages in Antwerp, Amsterdam and London
This work in comparative urban history explores why outstanding achievements in material and intellectual culture in early modern Europe tended to cluster in certain maritime cities. Eighteen distinguished historians have collaborated to compare economic, architectural, artistic, publishing, and scientific achievements in Antwerp, Amsterdam and London during their golden ages.
Omschrijving
This innovative work in comparative urban history explores why outstanding achievements in material and intellectual culture in early modern Europe tended to cluster in certain maritime cities. Patrick O'Brien and his co-editors have assembled a team of eighteen distinguished historians from Belgium, the Netherlands, Britain and North America, who have collaborated to make detailed comparisons of economic, architectural, artistic, publishing and scientific achievements in three renowned mercantile and imperial cities during their golden ages: Antwerp (c. 1492-1585), Amsterdam (c. 1585-1659) and London (c. 1660-1730). The book examines growth and fluctuations in the fortunes of all three cities in the context of broader trends in the growing urbanization of Europe's populations, cultures, societies and economies. The study is located in the histories of politics, warfare and culture in early modern Europe and offers fascinating insights to scholars and students of economic, social and cultural history.
Promotionele informatie
Comparative urban history examines early modern economic and cultural achievements in Antwerp, Amsterdam, and London.
Productspecificaties
- Auteur: Patrick O'Brien (London School of Economics and Political Science)
- Uitgever: Cambridge University Press
- Bindwijze: Trade paperback (US)
- Verschijningsdatum: 2008-10-30
- Aantal pagina's: 376
- ISBN: 9780521088879
- Thema: European history: medieval period, middle ages
- BISAC: HISTORY / Europe / Medieval
Over de auteur
PATRICK O'BRIEN is Centennial Professor of Economic History at the London School of Economics and Political Science, and Convenor of the Programme in Global History at the Institute of Historical Research, University of London. MARJOLEIN 'T HART is Lecturer in Social and Economic History at the University of Amsterdam. DEREK KEENE is Director of the Centre for Metropolitan History at the Institute of Historical Research, University of London. He has published extensively on cities, metropolises and their hinterlands between the seventh and nineteenth centuries. BARON HERMAN VAN DER WEE is Emeritus Professor of Social and Economic History at the Katholieke Universiteit Leuven in Belgium.