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Freedom and Growth: The Rise of States and Markets in Europe, 1300–1750. By Stephan R. Epstein. London and New York: Routledge, 2000. Pp. 223. $90.00.

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  03 September 2002

Maristella Botticini
Maristella Botticini
Affiliation:
Boston University and Università di Brescia
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Historians, and especially medievalists, love to show how many primary sources they have read over their many years in the archives. The outcome of this painstaking excavation is often a heavily footnoted, barely digestible book. On the other hand, economists who like to be pseudo historians in their spare time often propose brilliant theories but have never so much as glanced through a primary source. Stephan R. Epstein's book is a fortunate combination of economic analysis mixed with serious archival research, a pleasure for both the economist and the historian.

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The Journal of Economic History , Volume 62 , Issue 2 , June 2002 , pp. 594 - 595
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© 2002 The Economic History Association

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