Survival and Discord in Medieval Society

Essays in Honour of Christopher Dyer

Edited by Richard Goddard Edited by John Langdon Edited by Miriam Muller

Book cover: Survival and Discord in Medieval Society

Extent: 307 pages

Publisher: Brepols Publishers

Subjects: Medieval Studies

Series: Medieval Countryside

Series volume number: 4

Language: English

Hardback (Published)

(May 2010)

ISBN: 9782503528151

Price: $95.00

In stock

This book, a tribute to an exceptional scholar known for his broad-ranging interests, brings together the new work of students, friends, and colleagues of Prof. Dyer. The volume reflects his interests in the twin disciplines of history and archaeology and his ground-breaking work in medieval standards of living, social tensions, and town-country relations. The varied and stimulating essays presented in this volume examine a host of critical issues dealing with diet, settlement, employment opportunities, taxation, credit and debt, and the tensions felt in town and country alike which often exploded into full-scale revolt. This new work not only looks at these issues from the standpoint of new evidence and theoretical perspectives, but also imparts a strong sense of the controversy surrounding many of these central issues in medieval history, ranging from how well common people managed to live and reproduce to the nature of their relationships with each other and with their social superiors. The volume, in short, stimulates a vital reconsideration of many of the key concerns pertaining to the study of medieval societies.

  • Edited by Richard Goddard
  • Edited by John Langdon
  • Edited by Miriam Muller