Stuart Pracy (University of Exeter)

Visions of Hierarchy and Inequality in Early Medieval England

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

This Element explores the socio-political hierarchy in England during the tenth and eleventh centuries, focusing on the plasticity of the boundary between ceorl and thegn ranks. It analyzes early medieval texts and modern scholarship, highlighting the mechanisms behind their social weight and the blurring of middle social boundaries.

Produktdetails

• Elements in England in the Early Medieval World
• Verlag: Cambridge University Press
• Seitenzahl: 84
• Erscheinungstermin: 10. Dezember 2024
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 152mm x 5mm
• Gewicht: 134g
• ISBN-13: 9781009308366
• ISBN-10: 100930836X
• Artikelnr.: 72186912

Inhaltsangabe

1. Introduction
2. The challenges of describing hierarchy
3. Early medieval visions of social hierarchy
4. The view from the 'local'
5. Conclusion
Bibliography.