From Bread to Cake

Economy shapes society, and society shapes civilization. From 10,000 years ago to the 21st century - how did medieval Europeans cultivate their prosperous mercantile spirit?

经济塑造社会，社会塑造文明，从10000年前至21世纪 中世纪欧洲人红火的生意经是如何打造出来的

This is a distinctive and exemplary work that examines Western economic history from the perspective of agriculture. The author strives to avoid the tedious exposition typical of textbooks, instead using a storytelling approach to reveal the economic secrets behind one tale or legend after another.

The book consists of three parts divided into twelve chapters. It covers: the rise of economy and civilization; the economy and society of Mesopotamia; the economy and society of ancient Egypt; the economy and society of Greece; the economy and society of Rome; the economy and society of medieval Europe; medieval economic thought; the economy and society of the Renaissance; the Commercial Revolution; the Industrial Revolution; the Second Industrial Revolution; and wartime economies during World War II.

这是一本从农业角度研究西方经济史的著作，独特而典型。作者力争以非教科书似的冗长赘述，而改以故事方式为大家讲述一个又一个故事与传说背后的经济学秘密。

全书共三篇12章。分别讲述了经济与文明的兴起；美索不达米亚的经济与社会；古埃及的经济与社会；希腊的经济与社会；罗马的经济与社会；中古欧洲的经济与社会；中古的经济思想；文艺复兴时代的经济与社会；商业革命；工业革命；第二次工业革命以及二战时期的战争经济等。