03271nam 22006614a 450 991046558150332120200520144314.01-4294-2157-61-280-75925-90-19-151435-7(CKB)2560000000294974(EBL)422751(OCoLC)437109262(SSID)ssj0000135852(PQKBManifestationID)11134369(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000135852(PQKBWorkID)10065087(PQKB)11491148(StDuBDS)EDZ0000072420(MiAaPQ)EBC422751(Au-PeEL)EBL422751(CaPaEBR)ebr10233756(CaONFJC)MIL75925(EXLCZ)99256000000029497420050707d2005 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrDecision-making in medieval agriculture[electronic resource] /David StoneOxford ;New York Oxford University Press20051 online resource (322 p.)Revised and expanded version of author's Ph. D. thesis.0-19-924776-5 0-19-171481-X Includes bibliographical references (p. [277]-293).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 EnglandBibliographyIndex; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; U; V; W; YDavid 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 to reconstruct the mental world of medieval farmers and, by doing so, argues that these key figures in the Middle Ages have been unfairly stereotyped. David Stone overturns the traditional viewAgricultureEnglandHistoryAgricultureEconomic aspectsEnglandHistoryAgricultural innovationsEnglandHistoryMiddle AgesElectronic books.AgricultureHistory.AgricultureEconomic aspectsHistory.Agricultural innovationsHistory.Middle Ages.630/.942/0902Stone David1970-479132MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910465581503321Decision-making in medieval agriculture260926UNINA