Transitions to Capitalism in Early Modern Europe Economies in the Era of Early Globalization, c. 1450 – c. 1820
Book contents
- Transitions to Capitalism in Early Modern Europe
- New Approaches to European History
- Transitions to Capitalism in Early Modern Europe
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Figures, Maps, Tables, and Graph
- Preface
- Maps
- Part I
- Part II Introduction: The Long Sixteenth Century
- 3 Goods and People on the Move
- 4 The Limits of Agricultural Growth
- 5 Industrial Tradition and Innovation
- Part III Introduction: From Seventeenth-century Crisis to Long Eighteenth Century
- Appendices
- Index
- References
3 - Goods and People on the Move
from Part II - Introduction: The Long Sixteenth Century
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 19 September 2019
Book contents
- Transitions to Capitalism in Early Modern Europe
- New Approaches to European History
- Transitions to Capitalism in Early Modern Europe
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Figures, Maps, Tables, and Graph
- Preface
- Maps
- Part I
- Part II Introduction: The Long Sixteenth Century
- 3 Goods and People on the Move
- 4 The Limits of Agricultural Growth
- 5 Industrial Tradition and Innovation
- Part III Introduction: From Seventeenth-century Crisis to Long Eighteenth Century
- Appendices
- Index
- References
Summary
Beginning in 1450/1470 and continuing for about a century, Europe experienced swelling agricultural and industrial output, increasing domestic and international trade, sustained demographic expansion and urbanization. Broad advance was followed by nearly as general deceleration: by 1620/1650 the upswing had ground to a halt virtually everywhere. Though chronologies, characteristics, and intensity varied among regions and sectors, historians consider the “long sixteenth century” of growth and slowdown an integral period encompassing all Europe’s economies.
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- Transitions to Capitalism in Early Modern EuropeEconomies in the Era of Early Globalization, c. 1450 – c. 1820, pp. 53 - 90Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2019