Stephan R. Epstein
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Stephan R. Epstein (15 March 1960 – 3 February 2007), known as "Larry", was a British economic historian, and a professor at the London School of Economics.
Brought up in
PhD from the University of Cambridge. In 1992 he was made a lecturer in economic history at the LSE, by 1997 he had been appointed reader, and in 2001 professor
.
Epstein's PhD thesis was on economic development and social transformation in
Ranki Prize for a book on European economic history in 2001. Epstein also worked on the history of technology, and on the influence of guilds
on technological development in medieval Europe.
Publications
- Freedom and Growth: The Rise of States and Markets in Europe, 1300–1750, Routledge, 2000, ISBN 9780415771153
- An Island for Itself: Economic Development and Social Change in Late Medieval Sicily, Cambridge University Press, 1992, ISBN 0-521-52507-1
- Alle origini della fattoria toscana: L'ospedale di Siena e le sue terre (metà '200–metà '400), Firenze: Salimbeni, 1986
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