Tower houses are the definitive building of medieval Ireland. This study investigates their significant social role, which has previously gone underappreciated. Innovative conclusions stem from an interdisciplinary methodology that demonstrates the interconnectedness of society, economics and the environment in medieval culture.
Tower houses are the definitive building of medieval Ireland. This study investigates their significant social role, which has previously gone underappreciated. Innovative conclusions stem from an interdisciplinary methodology that demonstrates the interconnectedness of society, economics and the environment in medieval culture.
Victoria L. McAlister is Assistant Professor of History at Southeast Missouri State University
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Introduction 1 Around the castle wall: the tower house complex and rural settlement 2 The medieval agrarian economy: lifeblood of the tower house 3 Rivers in pre-modern Ireland: environment and economy 4 Movement, transport and communication: tower houses and waterways 5 'Urban' tower houses 6 Tower houses, late medieval Ireland and the connection with the wider world Conclusion: the social, economic and environmental contexts of the Irish tower house Index
Introduction 1 Around the castle wall: the tower house complex and rural settlement 2 The medieval agrarian economy: lifeblood of the tower house 3 Rivers in pre-modern Ireland: environment and economy 4 Movement, transport and communication: tower houses and waterways 5 'Urban' tower houses 6 Tower houses, late medieval Ireland and the connection with the wider world Conclusion: the social, economic and environmental contexts of the Irish tower house Index
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