Decision-making in medieval agriculture / David Stone.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Stone, David, 1970-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Agriculture--England--History.

Agriculture.

Agriculture--Economic aspects--England--History.

Agricultural innovations--England--History.

Agricultural innovations.

Middle Ages.

Physical Description:

xvii, 303 p. : ill., maps.

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2005.

Summary:

David Stone reconstructs the mental world of medieval farmers and reveals that agricultural decision-making was as rational in 1300 as in modern times. Arguing that man's impact on agriculture has been significantly underestimated, he challenges the view that the medieval period was devastated by ecological and economic crises.

Contents:

Intro

Contents

List of Figures

List of Maps

List of Tables

List of Abbreviations

Part I: Introduction

1. Interpreting Medieval Agriculture

2. The Bishop of Ely and his Manor of Wisbech

Part II: The Management of Resources at Wisbech Barton

3. From Agrarian Crisis to the Black Death

4. The 'Indian Summer' for Demesne Farming

5. Responding to Pressure at the Turn of the Fifteenth Century

6. The Last Phase of Direct Cultivation

Part III: Farm Management in Medieval England

7. Standards of Demesne Farm Management in England

8. The Use of Agricultural Techniques in Medieval England

Bibliography

Index

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B

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D

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F

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H

I

K

L

M

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Notes:

Revised and expanded version of author's Ph. D. thesis.

Includes bibliographical references (p. [277]-293).

Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

ISBN:

9780191514357

0191514357

9781429421577

1429421576

9781280759253

1280759259

9780191714818

019171481X

OCLC:

437109262