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''Zur Geschichte der Handelgesellschaften im Mittelalter'' is a

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written in 1889 by Max Weber, a German

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and sociologist. The original edition was in German and the title is actually translated as ''The history of commercial partnerships in the Middle Ages''. Weber examined various legal principles according to the profit,

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and

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of an

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were carried by several individuals in the

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External links

Review of the English Edition/Canadian Journal of Sociology Online May-June 2004
Books about economic history 1889 non-fiction books Theses Works by Max Weber {{econ-hist-book-stub