A social history of England, 900-1200

Crick, Julia C., 1963- (Added Author). Van Houts, Elisabeth M. C. (Added Author).

Summary: "The years between 900 and 1200 saw transformative social change in Europe, including the creation of extensive town-dwelling populations and the proliferation of feudalised elites and bureaucratic monarchies. In England these developments were complicated and accelerated by repeated episodes of invasion, migration and changes of regime. In this book, scholars from disciplines including history, archaeology and literature reflect on the major trends which shaped English society in these years of transition and select key themes which encapsulate the period. The authors explore the landscape of England, its mineral wealth, its towns and rural life, the health, behaviour and obligations of its inhabitants, patterns of spiritual and intellectual life and the polyglot nature of its population and culture. What emerges is an insight into the complexity, diversity and richness of this formative period of English history"--

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ISBN: 9786613378187
ISBN: 9781139190572
ISBN: 9781139187978
ISBN: 9781139185660
ISBN: 9780521885614
ISBN: 9780521713238
ISBN: 9780511976056
ISBN: 6613378186
ISBN: 1139190571
ISBN: 113918797X
ISBN: 1139185667
ISBN: 0521885612
ISBN: 0521713234
ISBN: 0511976054
Physical Description: 1 online resource (xv, 454 pages) : illustrations, maps.
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Publisher: Cambridge ; New York, N.Y. : Cambridge University Press, 2011.

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General Note:	CatMonthString:april.19 Multi-User.
Bibliography, etc. Note:	Includes bibliographical references (pages 427-445) and index.
Formatted Contents Note:	Introduction / Julia Crick and Elisabeth van Houts -- I.1. Land Use and People / Robin Fleming: I.2. Water and land / Stephen Rippon; I.3. Forest and upland / Oliver Rackham; I.4. Mineral resources / Peter Claughton; I.5. Health and disease / Carole Rawcliffe -- II. 1. Authority and Community / Bruce O'Brien: II. 2. Lordship and labour / Stephen Baxter; II. 3. Order and justice / John Hudson; II. 4. . War and violence / John Hudson; II. 5. Family, marriage, kinship / Elisabeth van Houts; II. 6. Poor and powerless / David Pelteret -- III. 1. Towns and their Hinterlands/ David Griffiths: III. 2. Commerce and markets / Richard Britnell; III. 3. Urban planning / Julia Barrow; III. 4. Urban populations and association / Charles West -- IV. 1. Invasion and Migration / Elisabeth van Houts: IV. 2. Ethnicity and acculturation / D.M. Hadley; IV. 3. Intermarriage / Elisabeth van Houts; IV. 4. The Jews / Anna Sapir Abulafia -- V.1. Religion and Belief / Carl Watkins: V.2. Rites of passage and pastoral care / Sarah Hamilton; V.3. Saints and cults / Paul Anthony Hayward; V.4. Public spectacle / Tom Licence; V.5. Textual communities (Latin) / Teresa Webber; V.6 Textual communities (vernacular) / Elaine Treharne -- VI. 1. Learning and Training / Julia Crick: VI. 2. Information and its retrieval / Nicholas Karn; VI. 3. Esoteric knowledge / Andy Orchard; VI. 4. Medical practice and theory / Carole Rawcliffe; VI. 5. Subversion / Martha Bayless.
Type of Computer File or Data Note:	Text (HTML), electronic book.
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Issuing Body Note:	Made available online by EBSCO.
Source of Description Note:	Print version record.