EH205 Not available in 2009/10
Towns, Society and Economy in England and Europe, 1450-1750
This information is for the 2009/10 session.
Teachers responsible
Dr Oliver Volckart, C215 and Dr Patrick Wallis, C414
Availability
This is an optional course for BSc Economic History, BSc Economic History with Economics, BSc Economics and Economic History, BSc Economics with Economic History and BA History. Course content
The course examines in outline the social and economic history of European towns between the mid-15th and the mid-18th centuries.
Towns and economic development; the urban economy: manufactures, services and domestic and international trade; town-country relations, towns and rural industry; towns and the state; capital cities; urban hierarchies and networks; social structure and social mobility; standards of living; social conflict, crime and criminal repression; population structure; women, family and work; poverty and welfare; medicine and health; religion, education and literacy. Teaching
Weekly lectures and classes (EH205). Classes are designed to discuss at greater depth topics covered in the lectures. Students are expected to prepare discussion papers for each class. Formative coursework
Students are expected to write four essays or equivalent pieces of written work in the course of the year. Indicative reading
Detailed reading lists are distributed at the beginning of the course. The following are useful general works: S R Epstein, Town and Country in Europe 1300-1800 (2001); C Friedrichs, The Early Modern City, 1450-1750 (1995); P M Hohenberg & L H Lees, The Making of Urban Europe, 1000-1950 (1985); J Goodman & K Honeyman, Gainful Pursuits: The Making of Industrial Europe, 1600-1914 (1988); C M Cipolla (Ed), The Fontana Economic History of Europe, Vol 2 (1979); H A Miskimin, The Economy of Later Renaissance Europe, 1460-1600 (1977); G C Clay, Economic Expansion and Social Change: England, 1500-1700 (2 vols, 1984). Assessment
A three-hour written examination in the ST. ^
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