The Rise of Cities in North-West Europe (Themes in International Urban History)
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Verhulst examines fifteen towns, mainly situated on the rivers Meuse and Scheldt and along the North Sea coast of present day Belgium, Holland and France. He details the impact of political, military, ecclesiastical, economic and social factors on the development of towns from market towns to industrial centers. Arranged chronologically, the book charts the settlement and subsequent growth of the towns from the fourth to the twelfth centuries. Well illustrated with maps and with a full bibliography, this book will prove essential reading for students and scholars of historical and urban geography.
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For more than fifty years no synthesis has been written which systematically examines the growth and development of cities in north-west Europe. Adriaan Verhulst takes as his subject the history of urban settlements and towns in the region between the rivers Somme and Meuse from the late Roman period (fourth century) to the end of the twelfth century. This region comprises Flanders and LiËge, two of the most urbanized areas, not only in the southern Netherlands but in northwestern Europe as a whole until the twelfth century. Fifteen towns are studied in all, and, supported by numerous maps, Professor Verhulst provides rich details of the impact of political, military, ecclesiastical, as well as social and economic, factors on the developing towns as they were transformed from regional markets to centres of industry and international commerce.
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The Rise of Cities in North-West Europe (Themes in International Urban History),Adriaan Verhulst,Peter Clark,David Reeder,Cambridge University Press,0521469090,Cities and towns,Europe - General,Europe, Northern,History,History - General History,History: World,Sociology - Urban,To 1500,Urbanization,Western Europe - General,World - General,Cities and towns--Europe, Northern--History--To 1500,Europe,European history: c 500 to c 1500,History / Europe / General,Urban communities
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