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Town and Country in Medieval North Western Europe: Dynamic Interactions

Town and Country in Medieval North Western Europe: Dynamic Interactions

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Series: Medieval Countryside, Book 11

Medieval & Renaissance HistoryArchaeologyGeneral Sociology

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ISBN10: 2503533876
ISBN13: 9782503533872
Publisher: Brepols Publishers
Published: May 19 2015
Pages: 323
Weight: 1.50
Height: 1.00 Width: 6.40 Depth: 9.40
Language: English
This volume explores the relationships and interactions between medieval urban populations and their rural counterparts across north western Europe from the seventh to sixteenth centuries. This theme has become increasingly fragmented in recent decades, resulting in scholars being largely unaware of developments outside their own areas. The present volume brings together historians and archaeologists in order to highlight the varied ways in which town-country interactions can be considered, from perspectives that include economy, politics, natural environment, material culture, and settlement hierarchy. As a whole, the papers offer innovative interdisciplinary perspectives on the topic that create a new platform from which to understand more fully the complex, bilateral relationships in which both urban and rural spheres were able to influence and challenge each other. Contributions are wide-ranging, from the activities of elite, aristocratic groups in and around individual towns, to large-scale surveys covering wide areas. With coverage from the North Sea to the western Baltic, the book will be relevant to a range of disciplines including archaeology, history, and geography, and is aimed towards both advanced students and established scholars.

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