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This book was originally published in Spanish as Del feudalismo al capitalismo: Cambo social y político en Castilla y Europa Occidental, 1250–1520, by Publicacions de la Universitat de València (PUV) and Editorial Universidad de Granada, 2005, ISBN 978-84-370-6206-8; ISBN 84-338-3644-7. Copyright by Publicacions de la Universitat de València (PUV).
The translation of this book was generously supported by the research program of the University of Buenos Aires (UBACyT).
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Astarita, Carlos, 1951- author.
Title: From feudalism to capitalism : social and political change in Castile and Western Europe, 1250-1520 / by Carlos Astarita.
Description: Leiden ; Boston : Brill, [2022] | Series: Historical materialism book series, 1570-1522 ; volume 252 | Includes bibliographical references and index.
LCCN 2021052526 (print) | LCCN 2021052527 (ebook) | ISBN 9789004258372 (hardback) | ISBN 9789004258389 (ebook)
Subjects: LCSH: Europe, Western–Economic conditions. | Castile (Spain)–Economic conditions. | Europe, Western–Social conditions. | Castile (Spain)–Social conditions. | Feudalism–Spain–Castile. | Capitalism–Spain–Castile. | Feudalism–Europe, Western. | Capitalism–Europe, Western.
Classification: LCC HC240 .A847 2022 (print) | LCC HC240 (ebook) | DDC 330.9409/022–dc23/eng/20211026
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