LEADER 03271nam 22006614a 450 001 9910465581503321 005 20200520144314.0 010 $a1-4294-2157-6 010 $a1-280-75925-9 010 $a0-19-151435-7 035 $a(CKB)2560000000294974 035 $a(EBL)422751 035 $a(OCoLC)437109262 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000135852 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11134369 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000135852 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10065087 035 $a(PQKB)11491148 035 $a(StDuBDS)EDZ0000072420 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC422751 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL422751 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10233756 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL75925 035 $a(EXLCZ)992560000000294974 100 $a20050707d2005 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aDecision-making in medieval agriculture$b[electronic resource] /$fDavid Stone 210 $aOxford ;$aNew York $cOxford University Press$d2005 215 $a1 online resource (322 p.) 300 $aRevised and expanded version of author's Ph. D. thesis. 311 $a0-19-924776-5 311 $a0-19-171481-X 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. [277]-293). 327 $aContents; 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 327 $aBibliographyIndex; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; U; V; W; Y 330 $aDavid 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 view 606 $aAgriculture$zEngland$xHistory 606 $aAgriculture$xEconomic aspects$zEngland$xHistory 606 $aAgricultural innovations$zEngland$xHistory 606 $aMiddle Ages 608 $aElectronic books. 615 0$aAgriculture$xHistory. 615 0$aAgriculture$xEconomic aspects$xHistory. 615 0$aAgricultural innovations$xHistory. 615 0$aMiddle Ages. 676 $a630/.942/0902 700 $aStone$b David$f1970-$0479132 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910465581503321 996 $aDecision-making in medieval agriculture$9260926 997 $aUNINA