The Serf, the Knight, and the Historian
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The Serf, the Knight, and the Historian by Dominique Barthlemy
Dominique Barthelemy presents a sharply revisionist account of the history of France around the year 1000, challenging the traditional view that France underwent a kind of revolution at the millennium which ushered in feudalism.Dominique Barthélemy's willingness to challenge received opinion marks an important contribution which all those interested in medieval France at a critical period will find stimulating
* Times Literary Supplement *Dominique Barthélemy is Professor of Medieval History at Paris-IV (Sorbonne) and director of studies at the Ecole Pratique des hautes études. Among his other works is Chevaliers et miracles: la violence et le sacré dans la société. Graham Robert Edwards is the translator of Order and Exclusion: Cluny and Christendom Face Heresy, Judaism, and Islam (1000-1150) by Dominique Iogna-Prat, also from Cornell.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780801475603 |
| ISBN 10 | 0801475600 |
| Title | The Serf, the Knight, and the Historian |
| Author | Dominique Barth'lemy |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Cornell University Press |
| Year published | 2009-01-22 |
| Number of pages | 368 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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