The Promise and Peril of Credit: What a Forgotten Legend about Jews and Finance Tells Us about the Making of European Commercial Society (Histories of Economic Life Book 8)
Francesca Trivellato explores how credit and ideas about Jewish involvement in finance shaped European commercial society. Using a forgotten legend as her point of departure, she connects economic history with the broader social and cultural forces that influenced the development of commerce.
About This Book
Francesca Trivellato examines the relationship between credit, Jewish finance, and the development of European commercial society.
The book centers on a forgotten legend and considers what it reveals about the making of economic institutions and practices.
As part of the Histories of Economic Life series, it connects financial history with broader questions about commerce, society, and historical interpretation.
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