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Autore |
Stone David <1970-> |
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Titolo |
Decision-making in medieval agriculture [[electronic resource] /] / David Stone |
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Oxford ; ; New York, : Oxford University Press, 2005 |
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ISBN |
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1-4294-2157-6 |
1-280-75925-9 |
0-19-151435-7 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (322 p.) |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Agriculture - England - History |
Agriculture - Economic aspects - England - History |
Agricultural innovations - England - History |
Middle Ages |
Electronic books. |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Revised and expanded version of author's Ph. D. thesis. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references (p. [277]-293). |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Contents; List of Figures; List of Maps; List of Tables; List of Abbreviations; Part I: Introduction; 1. Interpreting Medieval Agriculture; 2. The Bishop of Ely and his Manor of Wisbech; Part II: The Management of Resources at Wisbech Barton; 3. From Agrarian Crisis to the Black Death; 4. The 'Indian Summer' for Demesne Farming; 5. Responding to Pressure at the Turn of the Fifteenth Century; 6. The Last Phase of Direct Cultivation; Part III: Farm Management in Medieval England; 7. Standards of Demesne Farm Management in England; 8. The Use of Agricultural Techniques in Medieval England |
BibliographyIndex; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; U; V; W; Y |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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David Stone reconstructs the mental world of medieval farmers and reveals that agricultural decision-making was as rational in 1300 as in modern times. Arguing that man's impact on agriculture has been significantly underestimated, he challenges the view that the medieval period was devastated by ecological and economic crises. - ;This fascinating and important book uses a wealth of contemporary sources |
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