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A study of the economic development of the Norman kingdom of Sicily and the maritime ports of Genoa, Pisa and Venice. Dr Abulafia argues that the kingdom was a major exporter of wheat and raw cotton, and that in the twelfth century the northern merchants gained a substantial hold over these exports.Abulafia, David is the author of 'The Two Italies: Economic Relations Between the Norman Kingdom of Sicily and the Northern Communes', published 1977 under ISBN 9780521212113 and ISBN 0521212111.
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