The Origins of Peasant Servitude in Medieval Catalonia |
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| Author:
| Freedman, Paul |
| Series title: | Cambridge Iberian and Latin American Studies |
| ISBN: | 978-0-511-58363-6 |
| Publication Date: | Jan 2010 |
| Publisher: | Cambridge University Press
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| Book Format: | Digital download and online |
| List Price: | AUD $200.00 |
Book Description:
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In this 1991 book, Professor Freedman examines how and why, between 1000 and 1300, free peasants became progressively tied to their landlords as serfs, and describes how servitude was eventually weakened and abolished as a result of the most successful peasants' war of the Middle Ages (1462-86).
In this 1991 book, Professor Freedman examines how and why, between 1000 and 1300, free peasants became progressively tied to their landlords as serfs, and describes how servitude was eventually weakened and abolished as a result of the most successful peasants' war of the Middle Ages (1462-86).