Medieval Technology and Social Change

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Oxford University Press, 1964 - 194 pages
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This study examines the role of technological innovation during the rise of social groups in the Middle Ages
 

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One of the major disadvantages of being an amateur historian is having to work with stuff that may be out of date. If I were really serious about medieval history, I’d have to subscribe to half a ... Consulter l'avis complet

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Essentially this is a book made up of threes essays on different technologies. There is very little to add to Kant's excellent review of this book in Librarything. Except perhaps to say that at least ... Consulter l'avis complet

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Table des matières

Stirrup Mounted Shock Combat Feudalism and Chivalry
1
I The Classic Theory of the Origins
2
II The Origin and Diffusion of the Stirrup
14
III Mounted Shock Combat and the Temper of Feudal Life
28
The Agricultural Revolution of the Early Middle Ages
39
I The Plough and the Manorial System
41
II The Discovery of HorsePower
57
III The ThreeField Rotation and Improved Nutrition
69
The Northward Shift of Europes Focus
76
The Medieval Exploration of Mechanical Power and Devices
79
II The Development of Machine Design
103
III The Concept of a Power Technology
129
NOTES
135
INDEX
179

Autres éditions - Tout afficher

Medieval Technology and Social Change
Lynn White (Jr.)
Affichage d'extraits - 1962
Medieval Technology and Social Change
Lynn Townsend White,Lynn White (Jr.)
Aucun aperçu disponible - 1976

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À propos de l'auteur (1964)


Lynn White is Founding Director of UCLA Center for Medieval & Renaissance Studies, University of California, Los Angeles.

Informations bibliographiques

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TitreMedieval Technology and Social Change
ACLS Humanities E-Book
Galaxy book ; GB163
Volume 163 de Galaxy book, ISSN 0433-1133
Oxford University Press paperback
Numéro 79 de Oxford paperbacks, ISSN 0473-6486
AuteursLynn Townsend White, Lynn White (Jr.)
Éditionillustrée, réimprimée
ÉditeurOxford University Press, 1964
ISBN0195002660, 9780195002669
Longueur194 pages
  
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