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Peasants and Historians: Debating the Medieval English Peasantry
Phillipp Schofield
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Peasants and historians is an examination of historical discussion of the medieval English peasantry. In this book, the first such study of its kind, the author traces the development of historical research aimed at exploring the nature of peasant society. In separate chapters, the author examines the three main defining themes which have been applied to the medieval economy in general including change affecting the medieval peasantry. In subsequent chapters debates in relation to demography, family structure, women in rural society, and the nature of village community are each considered in turn. A final chapter on peasant culture also suggests ... Read more
Peasants and historians is an examination of historical discussion of the medieval English peasantry. In this book, the first such study of its kind, the author traces the development of historical research aimed at exploring the nature of peasant society. In separate chapters, the author examines the three main defining themes which have been applied to the medieval economy in general including change affecting the medieval peasantry. In subsequent chapters debates in relation to demography, family structure, women in rural society, and the nature of village community are each considered in turn. A final chapter on peasant culture also suggests ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Manchester University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Series
Manchester Medieval Studies
Condition
New
Number of Pages
288
Place of Publication
Manchester, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780719053788
SKU
V9780719053788
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About Phillipp Schofield
Phillipp R. Schofield is Professor in Medieval History at Aberystwyth University -- .
Reviews for Peasants and Historians: Debating the Medieval English Peasantry
'Practitioners of peasant history will benefit from the guides to bibliography and analysis of past ideas and present preoccupations, while newcomers are given a useful guide to the state of the subject. Those familiar with the peasant world will find well-known subjects presented from a new perspective.' Christopher Dyer, University of Leicester, Agricultural History
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