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Peasant Society in the Late Byzantine Empire: A Social and Demographic Study
Hardback
Main Details
Title |
Peasant Society in the Late Byzantine Empire: A Social and Demographic Study
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Authors and Contributors |
By (author) Angeliki E. Laiou-Thomadakis
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Series | Princeton Legacy Library |
Physical Properties |
Format:Hardback | Pages:352 | Dimensions(mm): Height 234,Width 156 |
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Category/Genre | Encyclopaedias and reference works |
ISBN/Barcode |
9780691656878
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Classifications | Dewey:301.4443 |
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Audience | Tertiary Education (US: College) | Professional & Vocational | |
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Publishing Details |
Publisher |
Princeton University Press
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Imprint |
Princeton University Press
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Publication Date |
12 March 2019 |
Publication Country |
United States
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Description
This book applies scientific demographic methods to the study of Byzantine peasantry in a period of feudalization. The author shows that the number of peasants declined in the fourteenth and fifteenth centuries for reasons that had less to do with catastrophes than with internal social developments. Her book makes the first thorough analysis of thi
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