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Author:   Werner Rosener (Justus-Liebig-Universitat, Germany)
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Imprint:   Polity Press
Edition:   New edition
Dimensions:   Width: 15.20cm , Height: 1.80cm , Length: 22.90cm
Weight:   0.517kg
ISBN:  

9780745618357

ISBN 10:   0745618359
Pages:   352
Publication Date:   25 August 1996
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Undergraduate ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

Translator's Introduction. Part I: Medieval Peasantry: Origins and Development:. Introduction. 1. The Foundations of the Medieval Peasantry. 2. The Transformations in the High Middle Ages. Part II: Patterns of Peasant Settlement and Dwelling, 1000-1400:. 3. Nature and Environment, Clearance and Settlement. 4. Changes in the Village. 5. Peasant House and Holding. Part III: Peasant Clothing, Food and Work, 1000-1400:. 6. Clothing and Food. 7. Agricultural Implements, Land Utilization and Agrarian Development. 8. Peasant Labour and Economy. Part IV: Social Patterns, 1000-1400:. 9. Neighbourhood and Village Community. 10. Peasant Family and Kinship. 11. The Social Stratification of the Peasant Population. Part V: Manorial Relations and Law, 1000-1400:. 12. Manorial Dependence. 13. Peasant Freedom and Independent Peasant Communities. 14. Peasant Revolts and Resistance, 1000-1400. Part VI: The Upheavals of the Late Middle Ages:. 15. The Peasants and the Agrarian Crisis. Notes. Select Bibliography. Glossary. Index.

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This work will generate new interest in peasant studies and serve as a basis for further comparative analysis. The Journal of Peasant Studies A first--class book ... wonderfully sane and level--headed. English Historical Review An impressive book. History

"This work will generate new interest in peasant studies and serve as a basis for further comparative analysis." The Journal of Peasant Studies "A first-class book ... wonderfully sane and level-headed." English Historical Review "An impressive book." History

This work will generate new interest in peasant studies and serve as a basis for further comparative analysis. The Journal of Peasant Studies A first-class book ... wonderfully sane and level-headed. English Historical Review An impressive book. History

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Werner Rosner, Justus-Liebig-Universitat, Germany

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