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Sheilagh Ogilvie, “The European Guilds: An Economic Analysis” (Princeton UP, 2019)
Sheilagh Ogilvie, “The European Guilds: An Economic Analysis” (Princeton UP, 2019)
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Length:
57 minutes
Released:
Mar 20, 2019
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Podcast episode
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Guilds were prominent in medieval and early modern Europe, but their economic role has seldom been studied. In The European Guilds: An Economic Analysis (Princeton University Press, 2019), Sheilagh Ogilvie offers a wide-ranging examination of what guilds did and how they affected pre-modern economies. As Ogilvie explains, guilds were particularized...
Released:
Mar 20, 2019
Format:
Podcast episode
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