The Medieval City

Greenwood Guides to Historic Events of the Medieval World

Identifying the attraction of the city in its urbanitas, its “urbanity,” or the way of living in a city, Pounds discusses first its origins in prehistoric and classical Greek urban revolutions.
During the Middle Ages, the city grew primarily between the eleventh and thirteenth centuries, remaining essentially the same until the Industrial Revolution.
Pounds provides chapters on the medieval city’s planning, in terms of
Streets
Structures
Life in the medieval city
The roles of the Church and the city government in its operation
The development of crafts and trade in the city
And the issues of
Urban health
Wealth
Welfare

Concluding with the role of the city in history, Pounds suggests that the value of the city depended upon its balance of social classes.
Its need for trade and profit to satisfy personal desires through the accumulation of wealth and its consequent economic power.
Its political power as a representative body within the kingdom, and its social role in the rise of literacy and education and in nationalism.

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