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Environment, Society and Landscape in Early Medieval England: Time and Topography
Tom Williamson
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Description for Environment, Society and Landscape in Early Medieval England: Time and Topography
Paperback. The origins of England's regional cultures are here shown to be strongly influenced by the natural environment and geographical features. Series: Anglo-Saxon Studies. Num Pages: 280 pages, 41 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3F; HBJD1; HBLC1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 156 x 233 x 18. Weight in Grams: 432.
The Anglo-Saxon period was crucial in the development of England's character: its language, and much of its landscape and culture, were forged in the period between the fifth and the eleventh centuries. Historians and archaeologists have long been fascinated by its regional variations, by the way in which different parts of the country displayed marked differences in social structures, settlement patterns, and field systems. In this controversial and wide-ranging study, the author argues that such differences were largely a consequence of environmental factors: of the influence of climate, soils and hydrology, and of the patterns of contact and communication engendered ... Read more
The Anglo-Saxon period was crucial in the development of England's character: its language, and much of its landscape and culture, were forged in the period between the fifth and the eleventh centuries. Historians and archaeologists have long been fascinated by its regional variations, by the way in which different parts of the country displayed marked differences in social structures, settlement patterns, and field systems. In this controversial and wide-ranging study, the author argues that such differences were largely a consequence of environmental factors: of the influence of climate, soils and hydrology, and of the patterns of contact and communication engendered ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Boydell & Brewer Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
Number of Pages
280
Place of Publication
Woodbridge, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781783270552
SKU
V9781783270552
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99-50
About Tom Williamson
Tom Williamson was born in Hemel Hemstead in Hertfordshire, and was brought up in Bushey, before reading history and archaeology at Jesus College, Cambridge.
Reviews for Environment, Society and Landscape in Early Medieval England: Time and Topography
Should become essential reading for all scholars of the medieval landscape...it is insightful, challenging and thought-provoking. MEDIEVAL ARCHAEOLOGY [A] thoughtful, provocative and compelling book. JOURNAL OF INTERDISCIPLINARY HISTORY An ambitious book [that] will inevitably appear on students' reading lists. LANDSCAPE HISTORY A splendid survey. NORTHERN HISTORY ... Read more