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Record Nr.

UNINA9910451652603321

Autore

Dyer Christopher <1944->

Titolo

An age of transition? [[electronic resource] ] : economy and society in England in the later Middle Ages / / Christopher Dyer

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Oxford ; ; New York, : Oxford University Press, 2005

ISBN

1-280-75929-1

0-19-151882-4

1-4294-7012-7

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (304 p.)

Collana

The Ford lectures

Disciplina

942.03

Soggetti

Electronic books.

England Economic conditions 1066-1485

England Economic conditions 16th century

England Social conditions 1066-1485

England Social conditions 16th century

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

"The Ford Lectures delivered in the University of Oxford in Hilary Term 2001."

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. [247]-279) and index.

Nota di contenuto

Contents; List of Maps and Figures; List of Tables; Abbreviations; Introduction; 1. A New Middle Ages; 2. Community and Privacy; 3. Authority and Freedom; 4. Consumption and Investment; 5. Subsistence and Markets; 6. Work and Leisure; Conclusion; Bibliography; Index;

Sommario/riassunto

Christopher Dyer examines the transition in the economy and society of England between 1250 and 1550. Using new sources of evidence, he demonstrates that important structural changes after 1350 built on the commercial growth of the thirteenth century. He shows that development of individual property, response to new consumption patterns, and use of credit and investment, came from the peasantry rather than the aristocracy. An Age of Transition?, a significant new work by a. top medievalist, reveals how England was set on course to become the 'first industrial nation'. - ;This significant new w