Kingdoms and Communities in Western Europe 900-1300 - Brossura

Reynolds, Susan

Brossura

ISBN 10: 0198731477 ISBN 13: 9780198731474

Casa editrice: Clarendon Press, 1997

Riassunto

This study is an exploration of the collective values and activities of lay society in Western Europe between the tenth century and the thirteenth. Arguing that medieval attitudes and behaviour have too readily been defined in terms of hierarchical structures of government, clerical thought, or narrow notion of kinship, the author instead places new emphasis on the horizontal bonds of collective association which permeated society in medieval England, France and Burgundy, Germany, the Netherlands, and Italy.
By refocusing on the social and political values that characterized lay collective activity, this book offers a stimulating new approach to the history of medieval Europe. The second edition of this important study incorporates a substantial new introduction, which amplifies the arguments of the original edition and takes account of recent research.

ON THE FIRST EDITION
`all students of the Middle Ages and of collective organization will be indebted to Reynolds for this rich and original book. It will be a starting-point for discussion and the reference point for information', Times Literary Supplement

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Recensione:

On the first edition: All students of the Middle Ages and of collective organizations will be indebted to Reynolds for this rich and original book. It will be a starting-point for discussion and the reference point for informationTimes Literary Supplement

L'autore:

Emeritus Fellow of Lady Margaret Hall, Oxford

Su questa edizione

• Editore: Clarendon Press
• Data di pubblicazione: 1997
• ISBN 10: 0198731477
• ISBN 13: 9780198731474
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero edizione: 2
• Numero di pagine: 464