The economic development of western civilization / by Shepard B. Clough.

Preface, vii -- List of illustrations, xiii -- List of maps, xv -- Part one. Economic growth -- Chapter 1. To the reader, 3 -- Part two. The ancient and medieval worlds -- Chapter 2. Economic achievements in the ancient world, 19 -- Chapter 3. The agrarian economy of the middle ages, 45 -- Chapter 4. The fall and rise of medieval commerce, 68 -- Chapter 5. The revival of industry and business institutions, 87 -- Chapter 6. Money, credit, and business organization, 104 -- Part three. The economic expansion of western cuture-1500 to 1800 -- Chapter 7. European discoveries and expansion-1500 to 1700, 119 -- Chapter 8. Economic consequences of European overseas expansion, 140 -- Chapter 9. Science, technology, and the early industrial revolution-1500 To 1700, 160 -- Chapter 10. Establishing the capitalist system, 182 -- Chapter 11. Mercantilism-the dominant economic theory of early modern Times, 207 -- Part four. Rapid economic growth and locational shifts in western culture’s economy-1800 to 1914 -- Chapter 12. The setting of the industrial revolution, 235 -- Chapter 13. The mechanization of industry, 259 -- Chapter 14. The agricultural revolution and its aftermath, 285 -- Chapter 15. The revolution in commerce, 312 -- Chapter 16. Revolutions in investing, business organization, and finance, 342 -- Chapter 17. The new economy comes of age-1875 to 1914, 370 -- Part five. Crises in the economy of western culture-1914 to 1957 -- Chapter 18. International, economic, and social strains and stresses, 403 -- Chapter 19. Economic growth and economic depression, 420 -- Chapter 20. The economics of world war II, 442 -- Chapter 21. Economic recovery and expansion, 462 -- Bibliography, 495 -- Author index, 517 -- Subject index, 523.