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    Faith, Reason, and the Plague in Seventeenth Century Tuscany

    Professor Carlo M Cipolla

    Recreates the struggles within plague-stricken Italy, relating events that led to a confrontation between the advocates of science and the followers of faith.

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    Before the Industrial Revolution: European Society and Economy 1000-1700

    Carlo M. Cipolla

    In this classic work Cipolla explores the slow but complex process of development that transformed Europe from its relatively weak position in AD 1000 into the highly dynamic and powerful…

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    The Economic Decline of Empires

    The question of why empires decline and fall has attracted the attention of historians for centuries, but remains fundamentally unsolved. This collection concerns with the purely economic aspects of decline…

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    Before the Industrial Revolution: European Society and Economy 1000-1700

    Carlo M. Cipolla

    In this work, Cipolla explores the slow but complex process of development that transformed Europe from its relatively weak position in 1000AD into the highly dynamic and powerful society of…

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    Before the Industrial Revolution: European Society and Economy, 1000-1700

    Carlo M. Cipolla

    The Third Edition includes substantial revisions and new material throughout the book that will secure its standing as the most useful history available of preindustrial Europe.

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    Clocks and Culture: 1300-1700

    Carlo M. Cipolla

    The history of the clock opens a window on how different cultures have viewed time and on Europe’s path to industrialization.

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    Fighting the Plague in Seventeenth Century Italy

    Carlo M. Cipolla

    After the great pandemic of 1348, the plague became endemic in Europe, affecting life at every level for more than three hundred years. In attempting to fight the dread enemy…

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    Money in Sixteenth-Century Florence

    Carlo M. Cipolla

    The clarification of the monetary system will be of absolutely essential use to all historians who work on Florence during the later Renaissance, including historians of art, literature, and music…

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    Money in Sixteenth-Century Florence

    Carlo M. Cipolla

    The clarification of the monetary system will be of absolutely essential use to all historians who work on Florence during the later Renaissance, including historians of art, literature, and music…

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    Between Two Cultures: An Introduction to Economic History

    Carlo M. Cipolla

    A scholarly, entertaining look at the objectives and techniques of economic historiography… . Cipolla’s presentation of economic history as a humanistic rather than scientific discipline makes economic historiography seem fascinating…

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    Conquistadores, Piratas, Mercaderes: La Saga de la Plata Espanola

    Professor Carlo M Cipolla

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    The Basic Laws of Human Stupidity

    Carlo M. Cipolla

    An earlier version of ‘The basic laws of human stupidity was self-published in Italy by Carlo M. Cipolla and privately available in 1976 –Copyright page.

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    The Basic Laws of Human Stupidity

    Carlo M. Cipolla

    The first UK and US publication of the classic international bestseller that set out to detect, understand and neutralise the most powerful dark force known to man: stupidity.

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