Class Conflict and the Crisis of Feudalism: Essays in Medieval Social History

by R.H. Hilton

Book Overview

Some of the liveliest and most fruitful debates in recent historical writing have been about the transition from feudalism to capitalism. Rodney Hilton's vast and distinguished body of work on medieval society has been a major reference point in these debates. Throughout his work the dominant theme has been his argument that the "prime mover" in the development of medieval society was the conflict between landlords and peasants over the appropriation...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0860919986
• ISBN13: 9780860919988
• Release Date: January 1990
• Publisher: Verso
• Length: 266 Pages
• Weight: 0.85 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.1" x 9.2"