Decision-Making in Medieval Agriculture
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This fascinating and important book uses a wealth of contemporary sources to reconstruct the mental world of medieval farmers and, by doing so, argues that there has been a stereotypical interpretation of the middle ages. David Stone overturns the traditional view of medieval countrymen as
economically backward and instead reveals that agricultural decision-making was as rational in the fouteenth century as in modern times. Investigating agricultural mentalities first at a local level and then for England as a whole, Dr Stone argues that human action shaped the course of the rural
economy to a much greater extent than has hitherto been appreciated, and challenges the commonly held view that the medieval period was dominated by ecological and economic crises. Focusing in particular on responses to commercial forces and the adoption of agricultural technology, this book has
significant implications for our understanding of agricultural development throughout the last thousand years.
Decision-Making in Medieval Agriculture,David Stone,Oxford University Press, USA,0199247765,Agricultural innovations,Agriculture,Agriculture - General,Economic aspects,England,History,History - General History,History: World,Medieval,Agriculture & Farming,British & Irish history: c 1000 to c 1500,History / Medieval,History, World | Medieval,c 1000 CE to c 1500
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