Order and innovation in the Middle Ages: Essays in honor of Joseph R. Strayer

William C. Jordan, Bruce McNab, Teofilo F. Ruiz

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Abstract

The Middle Ages were for many years generally viewed as a period when faith and order supported a rigid society. By painstaking archival research, historians such as Joseph R. Strayer and the contributors to this volume have gradually replaced this view with a regard for the period as a time of great intellectual diversity. These essays, divided into five groups, probe the themes of order and innovation as they appear in medieval government; finance; trade and urban life; social arrangements; and aspects of the personality and goals of the individual. The contributors focus on England, France, and the Mediterranean from about the eleventh to about the sixteenth century.

Original languageEnglish (US)
PublisherPrinceton University Press
Number of pages582
ISBN (Print)9781400869671
StatePublished - Jan 1 2015

All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes

  • General Arts and Humanities

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