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Book Cover for: Image of the Medieval Peasant as Alien and Exemplary, Paul Freedman

Image of the Medieval Peasant as Alien and Exemplary

Paul Freedman

This book examines conflicting images of peasants from the post-Carolingian period to the German Peasants' War. It relates the representation of peasants to debates about how society should be organized (specifically, to how human equality at Creation led to subordination), how slavery and serfdom could be assailed or defended, and how peasants themselves structured and justified their demands.

Book Details

  • Publisher: Stanford University Press
  • Publish Date: Jan 1st, 1999
  • Pages: 484
  • Language: English
  • Edition: undefined - undefined
  • Dimensions: 9.24in - 6.20in - 1.04in - 1.52lb
  • EAN: 9780804733731
  • Categories: Europe - Medieval

About the Author

Paul Freedman is Professor of History at Yale University and the author, most recently, of Church, Law, and Society in Catalonia, 900-1500.

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Praise for this book

"Freedman's command of material drawn from all over Europe is impressive and anyone interested in the medieval or early modern German peasantry will profit greatly from reading this book."--Central European History