Medieval socio-economic historiography in Western Europe: Towards an integrated approach

Journal of Medieval History

Volumn 23, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 89-101

  Verhulst, Adriaan ^a  

^a NONE   (Belgium)

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ECONOMIC HISTORY; HISTORICAL STUDY; INTEGRATED APPROACH; MEDIEVAL; METHODOLOGICAL APPROACH;

EUROPE, (WEST);

EID: 0030843171     PISSN: 03044181     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0304-4181(96)00028-0     Document Type: Article

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45. See above, n. 16.
46. See above, n. 5.
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