{"product_id":"9780745652986","title":"Money and the Middle Ages","description":"\u003ch1\u003eMoney and the Middle Ages\u003c\/h1\u003e\u003ch3\u003eJacques Le Goff\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003eBusiness \u0026amp; Economics \/ Banks \u0026amp; Banking\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003eJacques Le Goff sets out in this book to explain the role of money, or  rather of the various types of money, in the economy, life and  mentalities of the Middle Ages. He seeks also to explain how, in a  society dominated by religion, the Church viewed money, and how it  taught Christians what attitudes they should adopt towards it and  towards the uses to which it could be put. He shows that, although money  played an important role in the rise of towns and trade and in state  formation, there was no capitalism but only a pre-capitalism in the  Middle Ages, even by their end, in the absence of a truly global market.  This is why economic development remained slow and limited, in spite of  some remarkable success stories. It was a period in which it was as  important to give money as it was to earn it. True wealth was not yet  the wealth of this world, even though money played an increasingly large  role in reality and in mentalities.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eNo similar discussion of  this subject, aimed at a wide readership, has previously been published.  Written by one of the greatest medievalists, this book will be  recognized as a standard work on the topic.\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e  Jacques Le Goff is Professor of History, and formerly head of École des hautes études en sciences sociales. He was a leading figure in the Annales School and his book \u003ci\u003eMedieval Civilization\u003c\/i\u003e is a classic.\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublication Date: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e15 October 2012\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePolity Press\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eImprint: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePolity\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eISBN-13: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e9780745652986\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFormat: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eHardback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePage Count: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e200\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWeight (oz): \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e14.56\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Polity Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44315888615564,"sku":"9780745652986","price":58.46,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/9780745652986_e2d952d3-f179-49d6-98d3-f2de678abfd5.jpg?v=1780156398","url":"https:\/\/lateknightbooks.com\/products\/9780745652986","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}