Topic: The Rise, Role and Status of Cities in Medieval Western Europe

Lecturer: Dr. Liu Jing-hua

Host: Prof. Li Hua-cheng

Time: 14:30 - 16:00 

Date: 2016-12-19（Monday）

Venue: Room 213, Building Wenyuan, Chang’an Campus

Hosted by: School of History and Civilization

                    Research Center for Social History of Medicine

Profile of Prof. Liu Jing-hua：

Dr. Liu, Ph.D in world history, Wuhan University;

Bohai Scholar, distinguished professor and doctoral supervisor in Tianjin Normal University;

Chief expert of major research projects in Ministry of Education;

Vice chairman and Secretary General of the Chinese Society of Medieval History.

Research interests: British history, European medieval history and world civilization

Abstract:

Dr. Liu has been working hard in the field of urban studies in medieval Western Europe for a long time, and has made great achievements and put forward many new views and viewpoints. In this lecture, Dr. Liu will explain these points from the following 3 aspects: 1. the economic power of the rise of Medieval Western European cities; 2. the medieval city of modern civilization factors breeding; 3., the late medieval city crisis and its transformation.

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