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M.M. Postan

Born

in Bendery, Bessarabia, Russian Empire

September 24, 1899

Died

December 12, 1981

Website

http://www.history.ac.uk/makinghistory/historia...

Genre

Economic History, Economics, History

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Sir Michael Moissey Postan FBA was an economic historian specialising in the economic history of medieval Europe.

He was born to a Jewish family in Bendery, Bessarabia, in the Russian Empire, and studied at the St Vladimir University in Kiev, leaving the USSR after the October Revolution and settling in the UK. He had positions at University College London and at the London School of Economics, before being appointed Professor of Economic History at the University of Cambridge, from 1937. He was known worldwide as an economic historian of medieval Europe.

He was married first to historian Eileen Power, then after her death he remarried to Lady Cynthia Rosalie Keppel. ...more

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Average rating: 3.82 · 71 ratings · 7 reviews · 26 distinct works

	The Medieval Economy and Society: An Economic History of Britain in the Middle Ages 3.72 avg rating — 29 ratings — published 1972 — 9 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Cambridge Economic History of Europe from the Decline of the Roman Empire, Volume 1: Agrarian Life of the Middle Ages (The Cambridge Economic History of Europe from the Decline of the Roman Empire, Volume 1) 3.88 avg rating — 8 ratings — published 1966 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Fact and Relevance: Essays on Historical Method 4.50 avg rating — 4 ratings — published 1971 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Cambridge Economic History of Europe from the Decline of the Roman Empire, Volume 2: Trade and Industry in the Middle Ages (The Cambridge Economic History of Europe from the Decline of the Roman Empire, Volume 2) by M.M. Postan (Editor), Cynthia Postan (Assistant Editor), Edward Miller (Editor) 4.25 avg rating — 4 ratings — published 1987 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Cambridge Economic History of Europe from the Decline of the Roman Empire, Volume 3: Economic Organizations and Policies in the Middle Ages (The Cambridge Economic History of Europe from the Decline of the Roman Empire, Volume 3) by M.M. Postan (Editor), Edwin Ernest Rich (Editor), Edward Miller (Editor) 3.40 avg rating — 5 ratings — published 1963 — 6 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Medieval Trade and Finance 3.33 avg rating — 3 ratings — published 1973 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Cambridge Economic History of Europe VII The Industrial Economies Capital, Labour and Enterprise Part 1 it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating — published 1978	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	British War Production really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 1 rating — published 1952 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Design and Development of Weapons by M.M. Postan, D. Hay, J.D. Scott really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 1 rating — published 1964 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Essays on Medieval Agriculture and General Problems of the Medieval Economy liked it 3.00 avg rating — 1 rating — published 1973 — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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The Cambridge Economic History of Europe (8 books)
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Edwin Ernest Rich (Editor),

Edward Miller (Editor)

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