This volume presents Martin Luther’s contribution to the modern economic sciences, providing a detailed introduction and revised translation of his major pamp

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This ambitious collection follows the evolution of capitalism from its origins in 13th-century European towns to its 16th-century expansion into Asia, Africa an

A critical reading of both literary and non-literary German texts published between 1490 and 1540 exposes a populist backlash against perceived social and polit