English and French Towns in Feudal Society
A Comparative Study
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- Author: Rodney Howard Hilton, University of Birmingham
- Date Published: May 1995
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- format: Paperback
- isbn: 9780521484565
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This is a comparative study of the role of English and French towns in feudal society in the middle ages. In bringing together much material which dissolves old categories and simplifications in the study of medieval towns, Professor Hilton provides an important new perspective on medieval society and on the nature of feudalism. He argues that medieval towns were not, as is often thought, the harbingers of capitalism, and emphasises the way in which urban social structures fitted into, rather than challenged, feudalism.
Read more- An exceptional comparative study of medieval urban history, which has been very well received both in the UK and in Europe
- A clear and concise synthesis of the existing material
- 'A useful summary which contains some profound insights.' Economic History Review
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'This book pulls off a double: specialists will enjoy and be inspired by it, while novices will appreciate its clarity and terseness … It deserves the widest possible audience.' Julia Barrow, History Workshop Journal
See more reviews'A useful summary with some profound insights.' David Nicholas, The Economic History Review
'This synthesis, presented with talent by R. H. Hilton, must take a very honourable place among the few comparative studies of medieval urban history.' Cahiers de Civilisation Médiévale
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- Date Published: May 1995
- format: Paperback
- isbn: 9780521484565
- length: 188 pages
- dimensions: 216 x 140 x 11 mm
- weight: 0.25kg
- availability: Available
Table of Contents
Preface
Introduction
1. The town and feudalism: preliminary definitions
2. The feudal presence in towns
3. Urban social structures
4. Urban rulers
5. How urban society was imagined
6. Urban communities and conflict
Conclusion
Bibliography
Index.
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