About the Author

Steven A. Epstein, professor of history at the University of Colorado, Boulder, is author of Wills and Wealth in Medieval Genoa, 1150-1250.

Reviews

As a much-needed synthesis, [the book] will serve students well."Speculum"

A feast of themes in medieval social history.David Herlihy, Brown University

As a much-needed synthesis, �the book� will serve students well."Speculum"

"A feast of themes in medieval social history.David Herlihy, Brown University"

"As a much-needed synthesis, [the book] will serve students well."Speculum""

A thoughtful and wide-ranging contribution to the social and economic history of the High Medieval urban milieu."Journal of Interdisciplinary History"

Interesting and comprehensive. . . . A major accomplishment."Journal of Economic History"