{"product_id":"a-social-history-of-england-900-1200-hardback-9780521885614","title":"A Social History of England, 900–1200 (Hardback) 9780521885614","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eA Social History of England, 900–1200\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eAn integrated social history of England that spans the conventional divide of the Norman Conquest in 1066.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eJulia Crick (Edited by), Elisabeth van Houts (Edited by)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780521885614, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eHardback, published 21 April 2011\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e470 pages, 23 b\/w illus.  2 maps\u003cbr\u003e23.5 x 16 x 2.5 cm, 0.86 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e'This collection of thirty essays by field leaders, expertly edited by Julia Crick and Elisabeth van Houts, is … very welcome and has much to offer medieval history. Going far beyond considerations of government, and taking in change alongside continuity, it makes important contributions … excellent surveys and overviews, accessible to students and non-specialists, reinforcing and enlightening to veterans.' Alex Burghart, The Times Literary Supplement\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eThe years between 900 and 1200 saw transformative social change in Europe, including the creation of extensive town-dwelling populations and the proliferation of feudalised elites and bureaucratic monarchies. In England these developments were complicated and accelerated by repeated episodes of invasion, migration and changes of regime. In this book, scholars from disciplines including history, archaeology and literature reflect on the major trends which shaped English society in these years of transition and select key themes which encapsulate the period. The authors explore the landscape of England, its mineral wealth, its towns and rural life, the health, behaviour and obligations of its inhabitants, patterns of spiritual and intellectual life and the polyglot nature of its population and culture. What emerges is an insight into the complexity, diversity and richness of this formative period of English history.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eIntroduction Julia Crick and Elisabeth van Houts\u003cbr\u003e Part I. Land Use and People Robin Fleming: 1. Water and land Stephen Rippon\u003cbr\u003e 2. Forest and upland Oliver Rackham\u003cbr\u003e 3. Mineral resources Peter Claughton\u003cbr\u003e 4. Health and disease Carole Rawcliffe\u003cbr\u003e Part II. Authority and Community Bruce O'Brien: 5. Lordship and labour Stephen Baxter\u003cbr\u003e 6. Order and justice John Hudson\u003cbr\u003e 7. War and violence John Hudson\u003cbr\u003e 8. Family, marriage, kinship Elisabeth van Houts\u003cbr\u003e 9. Poor and powerless David Pelteret\u003cbr\u003e Part III. Towns and their Hinterlands David Griffiths: 10. Commerce and markets Richard Britnell\u003cbr\u003e 11. Urban planning Julia Barrow\u003cbr\u003e 12. Urban populations and association Charles West\u003cbr\u003e Part IV. Invasion and Migration Elisabeth van Houts: 13. Ethnicity and acculturation D. M. Hadley\u003cbr\u003e 14. Intermarriage Elisabeth van Houts\u003cbr\u003e 15. The Jews Anna Abulafia\u003cbr\u003e Part V. Religion and Belief Carl Watkins: 16. Rites of passage and pastoral care Sarah Hamilton\u003cbr\u003e 17. Saints and cults Paul Anthony Hayward\u003cbr\u003e 18. Public spectacle Tom Licence\u003cbr\u003e 19. Textual communities (Latin) Teresa Webber\u003cbr\u003e 20. Textual communities (vernacular) Elaine Treharne\u003cbr\u003e Part VI. Learning and Training Julia Crick: 21. Information and its retrieval Nicholas Karn\u003cbr\u003e 22. Esoteric knowledge Andy Orchard\u003cbr\u003e 23. Medical practice and theory Carole Rawcliffe\u003cbr\u003e 24. Subversion Martha Bayless\u003cbr\u003e Glossary\u003cbr\u003e Timeline\u003cbr\u003e Further reading\u003cbr\u003e Index.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: British \u0026amp; Irish history [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on British \u0026amp; Irish history\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22British%20\u0026amp;%20Irish%20history%20%5BHBJD1%5D%22\"\u003eHBJD1\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Cambridge University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45913080201496,"sku":"9780521885614","price":95.75,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/products\/9780521885614i_657ed12a-7daf-4cb6-a179-f226dcbc66d3.jpg?v=1691358862","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/a-social-history-of-england-900-1200-hardback-9780521885614","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}