Land and Power: Studies in Italian and European Social History, 400-1200

Land and Power: Studies in Italian and European Social History, 400-1200
ISBN-10
0904152251
ISBN-13
9780904152258
Category
History / Europe / General
Pages
323
Language
English
Published
1994
Publisher
British School at Rome
Author
Chris Wickham

Description

Brings together 11 of the author's fundamental essays on the social history of the late Roman and early medieval period in Italy and, more generally, in Europe. The first section, The Roman Empire and After, focuses on the state and the economy of late Antiquity and what happened to them in the political crisis of the western empire in the fifth century. Part 2, Theorizing early medieval Europe, concentrates on the economy of the early medieval west, as seen through comparative surveys of pastoralism, the use of woodland and the relationships between peasants and lords. The last part, Italian society from the Carolingians to the communes contains analyses of medieval Italy that are of comparative interest.

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