Trade and Urban Development in Poland: An Economic Geography of Cracow, from its Origins to 1795

Cambridge Studies in Historical Geography

by Francis W. Carter

This study uses the experience of Cracow to illuminate general patterns of trade and urban growth in Central and Eastern Europe over several centuries. Dr. Carter describes the regions and places of special significance for Cracow's trade development, and examines the principal trading flows and commodity movements within the overall context of European economic and social change. Trade and Urban Development in Poland will make a major contribution to our understanding of the historical geography of Central and Eastern Europe.

534 pages, Hardcover

First published July 28, 1994