Malanima, director of the Institute of Studies on Mediterranean Societies, gives a sweeping study of the economy of Europe from the tenth to the early nineteenth centuries. The book is divided by sub-
Power to the People examines the varied but interconnected relationships between energy consumption and economic development in Europe over the last five centuries. It describes how the traditional en
Power to the People examines the varied but interconnected relationships between energy consumption and economic development in Europe over the last five centuries. It describes how the traditional en
In recent years it has become apparent that the pattern of population growth is consistent with the predictions of the Malthusian model. Studies on the pre-industrial epoch in a wide range of countrie
