{"product_id":"9780715636794","title":"Dark Age Economics A New Audit","description":"\u003ch1\u003eDark Age Economics\u003c\/h1\u003e\u003ch2\u003eA New Audit\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003ch3\u003eRichard Hodges\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003eBusiness \u0026amp; Economics \/ Economics \/ General\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn\u003ci\u003e Dark Age Economics: a new audit\u003c\/i\u003e, Richard Hodges reviews and enlarges upon the debate that continues since his ground-breaking \u003ci\u003eDark Age Economics: the origins of towns and trade\u003c\/i\u003e was first published. This book  pays special attention is given to new archaeological evidence for managing agrarian economies and how this shaped the evolution of the earliest medieval urban communities.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eRanging across western Europe, with an emphasis upon the role of the Church as an agent of change, the author  advances a new thesis about the shift from the consumption economies of Antiquity to the emphasis on production in the Middle Ages.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp\u003eRichard Hodges, OBE, is Professor and Director of the Institute of World Archaeology, University of East Anglia, UK, and Director of the Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology, USA. He is the editor of this series; his publications include \u003ci\u003eDark Age Economics, The Anglo-Saxon Achievement, Towns and Trade in the Age of Charlemagne, Goodbye to the Vikings\u003c\/i\u003e and (as co-author)\u003ci\u003e Villa to Village\u003c\/i\u003e, all published by Bloomsbury.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublication Date: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e05 July 2012\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eBloomsbury Academic\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eImprint: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eBristol Classical Press\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eISBN-13: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e9780715636794\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFormat: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePaperback softback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePage Count: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e176\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWeight (oz): \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e9.12\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Bloomsbury Academic","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51370002120844,"sku":"9780715636794","price":36.86,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/getimage_3df1f16e-7c6f-47e0-b234-6dbddd614a2e.jpg?v=1783881244","url":"https:\/\/fh90cf-fv.myshopify.com\/products\/9780715636794","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}