Decision-making in medieval agriculture /

David 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...

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Gespeichert in:
1. Verfasser:
Stone, David
Format:
Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:
Englisch
Veröffentlicht:
Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2005.
Ausgabe:
1st ed.
Zusammenfassung:
David 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.
Umfang:
xvii, 303 p. : ill., maps.
Anmerkungen:
Revised and expanded version of author's Ph. D. thesis.
Bibliografie:
Includes bibliographical references (p. [277]-293).
ISBN:
9780191514357
0191514357
9781429421577
1429421576
9781280759253
1280759259
9780191714818
019171481X
Schlagworte:
Agriculture > England > History.
Agriculture > Economic aspects > England > History.
Agricultural innovations > England > History.
Middle Ages.
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