The European Guilds - (Princeton Economic History of the Western World) by Sheilagh Ogilvie (Paperback)
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- A comprehensive analysis of European craft guilds through eight centuries of economic history Guilds ruled many crafts and trades from the Middle Ages to the Industrial Revolution, and have always attracted debate and controversy.
- About the Author: Sheilagh Ogilvie is the Chichele Professor of Economic History at the University of Oxford and a fellow of the British Academy.
- 688 Pages
- Business + Money Management, Economic History
- Series Name: Princeton Economic History of the Western World
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A comprehensive analysis of European craft guilds through eight centuries of economic history
Guilds ruled many crafts and trades from the Middle Ages to the Industrial Revolution, and have always attracted debate and controversy. They were sometimes viewed as efficient institutions that guaranteed quality and skills. But they also excluded competitors, manipulated markets, and blocked innovations. Did the advantages of guilds outweigh their costs? Analyzing thousands of guilds from 1000 to 1880, The European Guilds answers that question with vivid examples and clear economic reasoning. Sheilagh Ogilvie features the voices of honourable guild masters, underpaid journeymen, exploited apprentices, shady officials, and outraged customers, and follows the stories of the "vile encroachers"--women, migrants, Jews, gypsies, bastards, and others--desperate to work but hunted down by the guilds as illicit competitors. The European Guilds analyzes the toxic complicity between guild members and political elites, and shows how privileged institutions and exclusive networks prey on prosperity and stifle growth.Review Quotes
"A Choice Outstanding Academic Title of the Year"
"Winner of the Gyorgy Ranki Prize, Economic History Association"
About the Author
Sheilagh Ogilvie is the Chichele Professor of Economic History at the University of Oxford and a fellow of the British Academy. Her books include Institutions and European Trade and A Bitter Living.Dimensions (Overall): 9.2 Inches (H) x 6.1 Inches (W) x 1.8 Inches (D)
Weight: 2.16 Pounds
Suggested Age: 22 Years and Up
Number of Pages: 688
Genre: Business + Money Management
Sub-Genre: Economic History
Series Title: Princeton Economic History of the Western World
Publisher: Princeton University Press
Format: Paperback
Author: Sheilagh Ogilvie
Language: English
Street Date: June 15, 2021
TCIN: 83614476
UPC: 9780691217024
Item Number (DPCI): 247-80-8211
Origin: Made in the USA or Imported
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