Social Book Club - Historical and Sociopolitical Circle

Welcome to the Historical and Sociopolitical Circle part of the Social Book Club! Each month we meet to talk about a book chosen by you!

This month’s book is: Life in a Medieval City by Joseph and Frances Gies (~280 pages).

How to get:

• ebook: thalia/amazon/morawa
• paperback: amazon

We meet at JO&JOE (IKEA Westbahnhof) in the 5th floor where you can buy drinks and food.

Book description:

The book, part of the renowned series “Medieval Life”, focuses on the city of Troyes, in France, in the year 1250 A.D. to talk about what it was like to live in a prosperous city in 13th century Europe. The authors describe what was the city government like, how trade worked, and how life was for all different types of people.

This work sweeps away the image of the middle ages as an era of decay and show how Europe was going through a commercial revolution.