Urban and Rural Communities in Medieval France
Urban and Rural Communities in Medieval France

Author: Kathryn Louise Reyerson

Publisher: BRILL

Published: 1998

Total Pages: 370

ISBN-13: 9789004108509

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This volume provides case studies of the growth of urban and rural communities and their institutions in Languedoc and Provence in the Middle Ages. The importance of a Roman law tradition and the new institutions of the notary and his records are observed in both urban and rural contexts, and interactions between town and country are featured.

The Routledge Handbook of Medieval Rural Life
The Routledge Handbook of Medieval Rural Life

Author: Miriam Müller

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2021-10-26

Total Pages: 586

ISBN-13: 1000450732

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The Routledge Handbook of Medieval Rural Life brings together the latest research on peasantry in medieval Europe. The aim is to place peasants – as small-scale agricultural producers – firmly at the centre of this volume, as people with agency, immense skill and resilience to shape their environments, cultures and societies. This volume examines the changes and evolutions within village societies across the medieval period, over a broad chronology and across a wide geography. Rural structures, families and hierarchies are examined alongside tool use and trade, as well as the impact of external factors such as famine and the Black Death. The contributions offer insights into multidisciplinary research, incorporating archaeological as well as landscape studies alongside traditional historical documentary approaches across widely differing local and regional contexts across medieval Europe. This book will be an essential reference for scholars and students of medieval history, as well those interested in rural, cultural and social history.

The Rural History of Medieval European Societies
The Rural History of Medieval European Societies

Author: Isabel Alfonso Antón

Publisher: Brepols Publishers

Published: 2007

Total Pages: 328

ISBN-13:

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This collection gathers a number of scholars to reflect on recent developments in medieval rural history in their respective countries. Each individual contribution surveys recent areas of research, significant results, as well as perspectives for the future. This is meant not only to provide a deeper insight into how medieval rural studies relate to current debates in the social sciences, but also to help understand the connections between specific national historiographic traditions and present-day research issues in their historical context. By comparing different European regions one can see more clearly the similarities and the differences and this is a truer means of constructing syntheses and for identifying fruitful future lines of research.

Rural Economy and Country Life in the Medieval West
Rural Economy and Country Life in the Medieval West

Author: Georges Duby

Publisher: University of Pennsylvania Press

Published: 1998-01-29

Total Pages: 634

ISBN-13: 9780812216745

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"One of the most important, imaginative, solidly documented, well written books of medieval history that I have ever read. . . . It offers a unique combination of synthetic power and analytic perception, of bold judgment and Cartesian doubt, of hard economic facts and subtle psychological considerations."--