Villagers and lords in Eastern Europe, 1300-1800. (2012)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Markus Cerman.
• Other Names: Cerman, Markus
• Contents: Cover; Contents; List of Tables; Editors' Preface; Acknowledgements; Glossary; Map; 1 Understanding Demesne Lordship; [i] Introduction; [ii] The Historiography of Demesne Lordship; [iii] Criticising Demesne Lordship and Agrarian Dualism; [iv] Sources; 2 The Myth of a Second Serfdom; [i] Introduction; [ii] The Meaning of Serfdom and Subjection; [iii] Regional Realities; [iv] Subjection in Demesne Lordship; [v] The View from Below; [vi] Conclusions; 3 Explaining the Rise of Demesne Lordship and the Demesne Economy; [i] Introduction; [ii] Explaining the Establishment of Demesne Lordship. [Iii] Market and Export Demand[iv] The Consequences of the Thirty Years' War; [v] Medieval Continuities; [vi] Conclusions; 4 A Fresh Characterisation of the Demesne Economic System; [i] Introduction; [ii] The Myth of the Expropriation of Tenant Farmers; [iii] The Expansion and Extent of Demesne Farming; [iv] Labour Rents; [v] Seignorial Monopolies, Breweries and Distilleries; [vi] The Economic Fortunes of the Demesne Economy; [vii] Conclusions; 5 A General Backwardness?; [i] Introduction; [ii] The Economic Consequences of Demesne Lordship; [iii] Villagers' Living Standards. [Iv] Rural Social Structure[v] Conclusions; 6 Towards a New Assessment; Bibliography; Index.
• Publisher Details: Basingstoke : Palgrave Macmillan
• Publication Date: 2012
• Extent: 1 online resource (xvii, 155 pages), map
• Subjects: 306.3650947; Europe/General; Serfdom -- Europe, Eastern; Civilization; Economic history; Serfdom; Social conditions; Europe, Eastern -- Civilization; Europe, Eastern -- Economic conditions; Europe, Eastern -- Social conditions; Serfdom -- Europe, Eastern; POLITICAL SCIENCE / Public Policy / Cultural Policy; SOCIAL SCIENCE / Anthropology / Cultural; SOCIAL SCIENCE / Popular Culture; Europe/Eastern; Social & cultural history; European history; Europe, Eastern -- Economic conditions; Europe, Eastern -- Social conditions; Europe, Eastern -- Civilization; Europe, Eastern; Electronic books
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 1137265612; 9781137265616
• Related ISBNs: 9780230004603; 0230004601
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references (pages 136-148) and index.; Note: Print version record.
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