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Mieszczanie i podatki. Nierówności majątkowe w wybranych miastach Korony w XVII wieku
Townspeople and Taxes. Wealth Inequalities in Chosen Cities of the Polish Crown in the 17th Century

Author(s): Katarzyna Wagner
Subject(s): History, Modern Age, 16th Century, 17th Century, 18th Century
Published by: Wydawnictwa Uniwersytetu Warszawskiego
Keywords: Commonwealth of Poland in the 17th century; modern city; taxes; wealth inequalities; Polish Crown; economy during the Swedish Deluge
Summary/Abstract: The monograph is concerned with the population and buildings of five big cities of the Polish Crown (Warsaw, Cracow, Poznan, Lublin and Lviv) in the light of taxes imposed on their inhabitants. The analysis of the state of the tenements and wealth inequalities indicates the consequences of the destruction during the so-called Deluge in the economic history of the Polish Commonwealth and explores the differences between the cities before and after the Swedish invasion.

  • E-ISBN-13: 978-83-235-4764-8
  • Print-ISBN-13: 978-83-235-4756-3
  • Page Count: 300
  • Publication Year: 2020
  • Language: Polish