The Feudal Transformation


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Discusses the institutional, political, social, and mental structures of French feudal society. -- Dust jacket.




Reframing the Feudal Revolution


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This book revisits the idea of a 'Feudal Revolution' in Europe between 800 and 1100, examining the causes of profound socio-economic change.




The Transition from Feudalism to Capitalism


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Essays largely on Studies in the development of capitalism, by M. Dobb.







The Transformation of the Year One Thousand


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This is a study of the village of Lournand near Cluny which lies at the heart of the little territory that is probably the best documented in the whole of the West in the late 10th and 11th centuries. In tracing the development of the community from antiquity to feudalism, the author creates a new model for the European context of feudalism challenging existing interpretations of medieval social and economic development. Originally published in French in 1989. Heralded by Georges Duby as a landmark in the study of feudalism.




The Transformation of Capitalist Society


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The collapse of communism in Eastern Europe led to a widespread assumption that capitalism is triumphant and immutable. Harris presents a new interpretation of its self-transformative ability and argues that employee ownership and control is viable




The Black Death and the Transformation of the West


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In this small book David Herlihy makes subtle and subversive inquiries that challenge historical thinking about the Black Death. Looking beyond the view of the plague as unmitigated catastrophe, Herlihy finds evidence for its role in the advent of new population controls, the establishment of universities, the spread of Christianity, the dissemination of vernacular cultures, and even the rise of nationalism. This book, which displays a distinguished scholar's masterly synthesis of diverse materials, reveals that the Black Death can be considered the cornerstone of the transformation of Europe.




Abolition of Feudalism


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Feudal Society


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Annotation. Feudal Society discusses the economic and social conditions in which feudalism developed providing a deep understanding of the processes at work in medieval Europe.




The Long Sixth Century in Eastern Europe


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In The Long Sixth Century in Eastern Europe, Florin Curta offers a social and economic history of East Central, South-Eastern and Eastern Europe during the 6th and 7th centuries.