"All books by Carlo M. Cipolla"
Before the Industrial Revolution: European Society and Economy, 1000-1700
Third Edition, Paperback, 1994
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.
Clocks and Culture: 1300-1700
Paperback, 2003
The history of the clock opens a window on how different cultures have viewed time and on Europe's path to industrialization.
Faith, Reason, and the Plague in Seventeenth Century Tuscany
Paperback, 1981
Recreates the struggles within plague-stricken Italy, relating events that led to a confrontation between the advocates of science and the followers of faith.
Between Two Cultures: An Introduction to Economic History
Paperback, 1992
“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...