Kingdoms and Communities in Western Europe 900-1300 / Edition 2

by Susan Reynolds

Overview

This wide-ranging and perceptive book focuses on the collective values and activities of lay society over several centuries, from trade guilds and manor courts to the development of parliaments and the rule of feudal monarchs. It offers a 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.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780198731474
Publisher:	Oxford University Press
Publication date:	09/11/1997
Edition description:	REV
Pages:	462
Product dimensions:	8.51(w) x 5.47(h) x 1.10(d)
Lexile:	1800L (what's this?)

About the Author

Lady Margaret Hall, Oxford

Table of Contents

Introduction to Second EditionThe Historiography of Medieval CommunityLay Ideas about CollectivityTheory and PracticeList of Works CitedIntroduction1. Collective Activity in Traditional Law 900-13002. Legal Change 1140-13003. Fraternities and Guilds4. The Community of the Parish5. Villages and Rural Neighbourhoods6. Urban Communities7. Provinces and Lordships8. The Community of the Realm9. Lay Collective Activity 900-1300: A General ViewList of Works CitedIndex

Editorial Reviews

Praise for the first edition: "This is a challenging book which all historians of medieval Europe and social theorists will have to come to terms with...all students of the Middle Ages and of collective organization will be indebted to Reynolds for this rich and original book."—Times Literary Supplement

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