Towards the Age of Mercantilism: Merchants and Cities in Western Europeat the Turning Point of its Society

Beijing: China Social Science Press, 2007.

ISBN：9787500461517

Towards the Age of Mercantilismis an in-depth work on merchants and cities in Western Europe from the Middle Ages to the early modern period. It reviews the social role and limitations of merchants during the transitional period, examines their social image and evaluation, and tries to make a general observation of Western European cities in the Middle Ages in terms of political attributes, political status, political relations and political roles. It also provides a comparative study with ancient citiesin China.