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

• Autore: Dyer Christopher <1944->
• Pubblicazione: Oxford ; ; New York, : Oxford University Press, 2005
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (304 p.)
• Disciplina: 942.03
• Soggetto geografico: England Economic conditions 1066-1485; England Economic conditions 16th century; England Social conditions 1066-1485; England Social conditions 16th century
• Soggetto genere / forma: Electronic books.
• 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
• Titolo autorizzato: An age of transition
• ISBN: 1-280-75929-1; 0-19-151882-4; 1-4294-7012-7
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910451652603321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: Ford lectures.