Making a Living in the Middle Ages: The People of Britain 850-1520Dramatic social and economic change during the middle ages altered the lives of the people of Britain in far-reaching ways, from the structure of their families to the ways they made their livings. In this engagingly written economic history, Christopher Dyer provides a vivid new account of British medieval life from the Viking invasions through the Norman conquest to the colonial expansion of the sixteenth century. |
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Հաճախորդի կարծիքը - quondame - LibraryThingThe subtitle: The People of Britain 850-1520 is somewhat more accurate, but the real title is Economic changes in England, Wales, and Scotland 850-1520 and why it was never just one thing. It wasn't completely deadly, but it felt very repetitive as it went on. Read full review
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Հաճախորդի կարծիքը - DLMorrese - LibraryThingPacked with information but deadly dull. It reads like a financial report. I couldn't force myself to finish it. That said, if you're preparing a paper or writing a novel set in Britain between the years of 850 and 1520, this would make great source material. Read full review
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Making a Living in the Middle Ages: The People of Britain 850-1520 Christopher Dyer Դիտել հնարավոր չէ - 2003 |
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| Վերնագիր | Making a Living in the Middle Ages: The People of Britain 850-1520 New economic history of Britain |
| Հեղինակ | Christopher Dyer |
| Edition | illustrated, reprint |
| Հրատարակիչ | Yale University Press, 2002 |
| ISBN | 0300090609, 9780300090604 |
| Length | 403 էջ |
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