The Wheels Of Commerce

The second volume in Fernand Braudel's magisterial history of the Middle Ages .

In this second volume of this brilliant trilogy Braudel turns his attention to the markets and exchanges that, from the start, have been the real motors of change. Peddlers, merchants, fairs, market stalls, the first stock exchanges, means of travel and communication, styles of life and social mores are all brought sharply into focus.