From Bread to Cake: An Economic and Social History of Europe/从面包到蛋糕：欧洲经济&

Economy shapes society, and society shapes civilization. From 10,000 years ago to the 21st century - how did medieval Europeans cultivate their prosperous mercantile spirit?¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿10000¿¿¿21¿¿ ¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿This is a distinctive and exemplary work that examines Western economic history from the perspective of agriculture. The author strives to avoid the tedious exposition typical of textbooks, instead using a storytelling approach to reveal the economic secrets behind one tale or legend after another.The book consists of three parts divided into twelve chapters. It covers: the rise of economy and civilization; the economy and society of Mesopotamia; the economy and society of ancient Egypt; the economy and society of Greece; the economy and society of Rome; the economy and society of medieval Europe; medieval economic thought; the economy and society of the Renaissance; the Commercial Revolution; the Industrial Revolution; the Second Industrial Revolution; and wartime economies during World War II.¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿12¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿