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HIST-B200

Histoire économique et sociale de l'Europe avant la révolution industrielle

academic year
2023-2024
2024-2025

Course teacher(s)

Alexis WILKIN (Coordinator) and Davide CRISTOFERI

ECTS credits

5

Language(s) of instruction

french

Course content

After a static analysis of the fundamentals of economics in pre-industrial societies, the course addresses in a diachronic way the dynamic changes that have gradually transformed Europe into a highly developed and creative society, which came to establish its unchallenged political, cultural and economic dominance on the world.The time frame extends from the end of the Mediterranean world, between 3rd and 7th centuries AD until the first signs of the start of European economies in the 16th century.

Objectives (and/or specific learning outcomes)

Goal : To study and understand how the economy and the society of pre-industrial Europe have worked, with emphasis on the permanent features.

Teaching methods and learning activities

Ex cathedra. The course includes reading three books to be determined each year.

References, bibliography, and recommended reading

C. M. CIPOLLA. Before the Industrial Revolution. European Society and Economy, 1000 - 1700, 3rd edition, London, 1993. Jean-Pierre Devroey.Rural Economy and Society in Europe Frankish (sixth-ninth centuries), Foundations materials, trade and social ties, Paris, 2003. H. Mendras The societies. Elements for a theory of the peasantry, Paris, Gallimard, 1995 (Folio History). Mr. Montanari, eat like The Culture, Brussels, Editions de l'Université de Bruxelles, 2010 (UBlire).

Other information

Contacts

jdevroey@ulb.ac.beTel : 02/650.23.70

Evaluation

Method(s) of evaluation

  • written examination

written examination

Written exam

Language(s) of evaluation

  • french

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