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IMC 2003: Sessions

Session 1125: Markets before the Modern Era, I

Wednesday 16 July 2003, 11.15-12.45

Organisers:Richard H. Britnell, Department of History, University of Durham
Derek Keene, Centre for Metropolitan History, Institute of Historical Research, University of London
Moderator/Chair:Derek Keene, Centre for Metropolitan History, Institute of Historical Research, University of London
Paper 1125-aThe State and the Market in Imperial China, 100-1300
(Language: English)
Kent Deng, Economic History Department, London School of Economics, University of London
Index terms: Economics - Trade
Paper 1125-bMarkets as an International Phenomenon
(Language: English)
Richard H. Britnell, Department of History, University of Durham
Index terms: Economics - Trade
Paper 1125-cAn International Perspective on Regulating Market Victuallers
(Language: English)
James Davis, Wolfson College, University of Cambridge
Index terms: Economics - Trade
Abstract

The object of this session is to examine the spread of marketing institutions through European and Asian civilizations before 1500, to comment on their lasting importance for economic and social change and to discuss some of the similarities and contrasts.