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State and Society in the Early Middle Ages: The Middle Rhine Valley, 400-1000

Paperback / softback

Main Details

Title State and Society in the Early Middle Ages: The Middle Rhine Valley, 400-1000
Authors and Contributors      By (author) Matthew Innes
SeriesCambridge Studies in Medieval Life and Thought: Fourth Series
Physical Properties
Format:Paperback / softback
Pages:336
Dimensions(mm): Height 228,Width 152
ISBN/Barcode 9780521027168
ClassificationsDewey:943
Audience
Professional & Vocational
Illustrations 9 Maps

Publishing Details

Publisher Cambridge University Press
Imprint Cambridge University Press
Publication Date 2 November 2006
Publication Country United Kingdom

Description

This book, first published in 2000, is a pioneering study of politics and society in the early Middle Ages. Whereas it is widely believed that the source materials for early medieval Europe are too sparse to allow sustained study of the workings of social and political relationships on the ground, this book focuses on a uniquely well-documented area to investigate the basis of power. Topics covered include the foundation of monasteries, their relationship with the laity, and their role as social centres; the significance of urbanism; the control of land, the development of property rights and the organization of states; community, kinship and lordship; justice and dispute settlement; the uses of the written word; violence and the feud; and the development of political structures from the Roman empire to the high Middle Ages.

Reviews

'... what ... makes his work outstanding is his grasp of the big picture, and his preparedness to address and resolve questions of structure and theory. Seldom can a young scholar's first book be greeted with superlatives. This is such a book.' Journal of Ecclesiastical History 'It is highly sophisticated ... Specialists will applaud the treatments of land-holding, charter terminology and its implications, and the letters of Einhard.' Early Medieval Europe