{"product_id":"9781447490043","title":"The Hansa Towns","description":"Hansa Towns by Helen Zimmern, originally published in 1891. The Hansa is a remarkably poorly covered area of history in the English language and Zimmern's narrative history is a good introduction to it. Zimmern breaks up her history into two phases - pre-13th century trading alliances that form the basis of the Hansa, and post-13th century where the history is slightly better recorded. The formation of Hanse or guilds was a relatively loose development and not one designed with any particular strategic ambition but merely as a way of better protecting personal trade interests in a dangerous world.","brand":"Read Books Ltd.","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47123879657712,"sku":"9781447490043","price":9.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781447490043_p0.jpg?v=1763825817","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781447490043","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}