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History of Pedlars in Europe

ISBN: 978-0-745-60785-6

April 1996

Polity

288 pages

Description
In this, the first sustained account of pedlars and peddling, Laurence Fontaine argues that pedlars and the networks they built up played a crucial role in the birth of the modern European economy.
About the Author
Laurence Fontaine is a researcher at the CNRS, Paris.
Features
  • This is the first systematic account of the history of pedlars and peddling in Europe
  • The coverage is broad, covering five centuries.