Medieval Technology and Social ChangeThis study examines the role of technological innovation during the rise of social groups in the Middle Ages |
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Avis d'utilisateur - setnahkt - LibraryThingOne of the major disadvantages of being an amateur historian is having to work with stuff that may be out of date.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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Avis d'utilisateur - nandadevi - LibraryThingEssentially 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
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 |
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