Zsigmond P?ul Pach
Ashgate Variorum
Hardback
352
1994
In the age of overseas colonization and rise of intercontinental trade Western Europe?s intercontinental trade with East-Central Europe did not diminish either but considerably increased in both quantity and significance. Commercial relations within Europe also became a substantial factor in the emerging system of world economy. The ?Western challenge? had a profound impact on this region and the 15th-17th centuries proved to be a crucial period for the ?economic destiny? of the countries of East-Central Europe among them Hungary. The papers are now provided with supplementary comments giving information on research and debates since the articles were first published.
Ashgate Variorum
Hardback
352
1994
In the age of overseas colonization and rise of intercontinental trade Western Europe?s intercontinental trade with East-Central Europe did not diminish either but considerably increased in both quantity and significance. Commercial relations within Europe also became a substantial factor in the emerging system of world economy. The ?Western challenge? had a profound impact on this region and the 15th-17th centuries proved to be a crucial period for the ?economic destiny? of the countries of East-Central Europe among them Hungary. The papers are now provided with supplementary comments giving information on research and debates since the articles were first published.