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Social inequality in early medieval Europe : local societies and beyond
- Title
- Social inequality in early medieval Europe : local societies and beyond / edited by Juan Antonio Quirós Castillo.
- Publication
- Turnhout, Belgium : Brepols, [2020]
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- Additional Authors
- Quirós Castillo, Juan Antonio
- Description
- 360 pages : illustrations; 24 cm.
- Summary
- The goal of this book is to discuss the theoretical challenges posed by the study of social and political inequality of local societies in Western Europe during the Early Middle Ages. Traditional approaches have defined rural communities as passive bodies, poor and unstable in the framework of a self-sufficient economy. In the last few decades the crisis on social approaches both in medieval history and archaeology have missed the opportunity to re-evaluate the role of peasantry and other subaltern groups, even if new written ad material evidences have eroded the traditional assumptions. Conversely, scholars focused on elites and aristocracies have promoted very powerful agendas and projects. As a consequence of the 2007-2008 recession, Social Sciences have begun to be interested in social and economic inequality, opening new avenues for a reassessment of social history. The Early Medieval period has been identified by different scholars as a key term for the analysis of political complexity and social inequality in a long-term perspective. The study of local societies has become one of the most fruitful arenas to innovate medieval archaeology and history, using approaches related to the microhistory. This book, dedicated to Chris Wickham, is formed by fourteen papers centred on the study, from both written and material records, of early medieval local communities, which tend to propose a complex framework of social inequality in the local scale.
- Series Statement
- Collection Haut Moyen Âge ; 39
- Uniform Title
- Collection Haut Moyen Âge ; 39.
- Subjects
- Genre/Form
- History.
- Informational works.
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references.
- Call Number
- JFE 21-1197
- ISBN
- 9782503585659
- 2503585655
- LCCN
- 9782503585659
- OCLC
- 1127965805
- Title
- Social inequality in early medieval Europe : local societies and beyond / edited by Juan Antonio Quirós Castillo.
- Publisher
- Turnhout, Belgium : Brepols, [2020]
- Type of Content
- textstill image
- Type of Medium
- unmediated
- Type of Carrier
- volume
- Series
- Collection Haut Moyen Âge ; 39Collection Haut Moyen Âge ; 39.
- Bibliography
- Includes bibliographical references.
- Chronological Term
- To 1500
- Added Author
- Quirós Castillo, Juan Antonio, editor.
- Other Form:
- E-book version 9782503585666
- Other Standard Identifier
- 9782503585659
- Research Call Number
- JFE 21-1197