Urban Achievement in Early Modern Europe: Golden Ages in

Urban Achievement in Early Modern Europe: Golden Ages in Antwerp, Amsterdam and London

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, his coeditors and eighteen distinguished historians from Belgium, the Netherlands, Britain, and North America, have collaborated to compare economic, architectural, artistic, publishing and scientific achievements in three European cities during their golden ages: Antwerp (c. 1492-1585), Amsterdam (c. 1585-1659) and London (c. 1660-1730). This study offers fascinating insights to scholars and students of economic, social and cultural history.
Country USA
Brand Cambridge University Press
Manufacturer Cambridge University Press
Binding Paperback
ItemPartNumber 20 b/w illus. 1 table
ReleaseDate 2009-03-09
UnitCount 1
EANs 9780521088879

Urban Achievement in Early Modern Europe: Golden Ages in Antwerp, Amsterdam and London