Methods in Premodern Economic History: Case studies from the Holy Roman Empire, c.1300-c.1600

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This edited collection demonstrates how economic history can be analysed using both quantitative and qualitative methods, connecting statistical research with the social, cultural and psychological aspects of history. With their focus on the time between the end of the commercial revolution and the Black Death (c. 1300), and the Thirty Years’ War (c. 1600), Kypta et al. redress a significant lack of published work regarding economic history methodology in the premodern period. Case studies stem from the Holy Roman Empire, one of the most important economic regions in premodern times, and reconnect the German premodern economic history approach with the grand narratives that have been developed mainly for Western European regions. Methodological approaches stemming from economics as well as from sociology and cultural studies show how multifaceted research in economic history can be, and how it might accordingly offer us new insights into premodern economies. Front Matter ....Pages i-xiii Introductory Remarks (Julia Bruch, Ulla Kypta, Tanja Skambraks)....Pages 1-10 Grand Narratives in Premodern Economic History (Julia Bruch, Ulf Christian Ewert, Stephan Köhler, Ulla Kypta, Christian Scholl, Tanja Skambraks)....Pages 11-45 Introduction into the Study of Production (Julia Bruch, Ivonne Burghardt, Ulf Christian Ewert, Niels Petersen, Marco Veronesi)....Pages 47-97 Introduction into the Study of Markets (Eva Brugger, Angela Huang, Ulla Kypta, Mark Spoerer)....Pages 99-130 Introduction into the Study of Money and Credit (Stephan Köhler, Christian Scholl, Tanja Skambraks, Sebastian Steinbach)....Pages 131-185 Reviewed Sample Studies on Production (Julia Bruch, Ivonne Burghardt, Eva-Maria Cersovsky, Karina de la Garza-Gil, Ulf Christian Ewert, Carla Meyer-Schlenkrich et al.)....Pages 187-241 Reviewed Sample Studies on Markets (Eva Brugger, Karina de la Garza-Gil, Benjamin Hitz, Angela Huang, Ulla Kypta, Simon Liening et al.)....Pages 243-318 Reviewed Sample Studies on Money and Credit (David Chilosi, Benjamin Hitz, Angela Huang, Stephan Köhler, Hiram Kümper, Sven Rabeler et al.)....Pages 319-389 Glossary of Methodological Approaches (Julia Bruch, Karina de la Garza-Gil, Ulf Christian Ewert, Benjamin Hitz, Ulla Kypta, Martin Kypta et al.)....Pages 391-448 Glossary of Sources (Max-Quentin Bischoff, Julia Bruch, Ulf Christian Ewert, Angela Huang, Stephan Köhler, Ulla Kypta et al.)....Pages 449-490 Conclusion: How to Do Economic History? (Julia Bruch, Ulla Kypta, Tanja Skambraks)....Pages 491-498 Back Matter ....Pages 499-509