LEADER 03018nam 22006494a 450 001 9910974191303321 005 20251116153433.0 010 0 $a9780191514357 010 0 $a0191514357 010 $a9781429421577 010 $a1429421576 010 $a9781280759253 010 $a1280759259 010 $a9780191714818 010 $a019171481X 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC7036130 035 $a(CKB)24235099400041 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC422751 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL422751 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10233756 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL75925 035 $a(OCoLC)437109262 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL7036130 035 $a(OCoLC)76952611 035 $a(EXLCZ)9924235099400041 100 $a20050707d2005 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur||||||||||| 181 $ctxt$2rdacontent 182 $cc$2rdamedia 183 $acr$2rdacarrier 200 10$aDecision-making in medieval agriculture /$fDavid Stone 205 $a1st ed. 210 $aOxford ;$aNew York $cOxford University Press$d2005 215 $axvii, 303 p. $cill., maps 300 $aRevised and expanded version of author's Ph. D. thesis. 311 08$a9780199247769 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. [277]-293). 327 $aIntro -- 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 -- Bibliography -- Index -- 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. 606 $aAgriculture$zEngland$xHistory 606 $aAgriculture$xEconomic aspects$zEngland$xHistory 606 $aAgricultural innovations$zEngland$xHistory 606 $aMiddle Ages 615 0$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 $a9910974191303321 996 $aDecision-making in medieval agriculture$9260926 997 $aUNINA