Medieval Frontiers: Concepts and Practices

by David Abulafia and Nora Berend

In recent years, the 'medieval frontier' has been the subject of extensive research. But the term has been understood in many different ways: political boundaries; fuzzy lines across which trade, religions and ideas cross; attitudes to other peoples and their customs. This book draws attention to the differences between the medieval and modern understanding of frontiers, questioning the traditional use of the concepts of 'frontier' and 'frontier society'...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0754605221
• ISBN13: 9780754605225
• Release Date: June 2002
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 307 Pages