| Description |
1 online resource (318 pages) |
| Contents |
Front cover; Table of Contents; List of Tables and Figures; Notes on References, Translations, and Currency; Abbreviations; Acknowledgments; Introduction; Part I; Chapter 1. Lords and Peasants, Estates and Villages; Chapter 2. Durham: Historians, Records, and the Recovery of History; Chapter 3. Durham on the Eve of the Black Death; Part II; Chapter 4. Durham and the Black Death, 1349; Chapter 5. "Oppressions and Extortions:" The Seigniorial Response to the Black Death, 1349-1357; Chapter 6. "Until God Brings a Remedy:" Peasant Strategies and Resistance, 1349-1357 |
| Summary |
Larson examines the changing relations between lords and peasants in post-Black Death Durham. This was a time period of upheaval and change, part of the transition from medieval to modern. Many historians have argued about the nature of this change and its causes, often putting forth a single all-encompassing model; Larson presses for the importance of individual choice and action, resulting in a flexible, human framework that provides a more appropriate explanation for the many paths followed in this period. The theoretical side is balanced by an on the ground examination of rural life |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9780203960349 |
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0203960343 |
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