{"product_id":"wage-labor-and-guilds-in-steven-a-epstein-9780807844984","title":"Wage Labor and Guilds in Medieval Europe","description":"Relying on a broad range of printed and secondary sources, \u003ci\u003eWage Labor and Guilds\u003c\/i\u003e charts the history of guilds from their antecedents in the Roman Empire to their 'crisis' in the fourteenth century. . . . As a much-needed synthesis, [the book] will serve students well.--\u003ci\u003eSpeculum\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"A thoughtful and wide-ranging contribution to the social and economic history of the High Medieval urban milieu.--\u003ci\u003eJournal of Interdisciplinary History\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Interesting and comprehensive. . . . A major accomplishment.--\u003ci\u003eJournal of Economic History\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Epstein takes a fresh look at the organization of labor in medieval towns and emphasizes the predominance of a wage system within them. He offers illuminating comment on a wide range of subjects--on guilds and guild organization, on women and Jews in the work force, on the value given labor, and on the sources of disaffection. His book presents a feast of themes in medieval social history.--David Herlihy, Brown University \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Steven a. Epstein\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0807844985\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780807844984\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of North Carolina Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/20\/1995\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 320\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.11lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.02h x 6.07w x 0.86d","brand":"Steven a. Epstein","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43926306619647,"sku":"9780807844984","price":42.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/products\/img_481f8bcf-ceca-4e0f-8ae0-e422cf9936e5.jpg?v=1681082341","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/wage-labor-and-guilds-in-steven-a-epstein-9780807844984","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}