| Popular Protest in Late-Medieval Europe: Italy, France and Flanders Contributor(s): Cohn, Samuel Kline (Author) |
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ISBN: 0719067316 ISBN-13: 9780719067310 Publisher: Manchester University Press OUR PRICE: $28.45 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: December 2004 Annotation: The documents in this fascinating volume focus on the "contagion of rebellion" that followed the Black Death, which ravaged Europe in the years between 1355 and 1382. They comprise a diversity of sources and cover a variety of forms of popular protest in different social, political and economic settings. Their authors include revolutionaries, the artistocracy, merchants and representatives from the church. Of more than 200 documents presented here, most have been translated into English for the first time, providing students and scholars with a new opportunity to compare social movements across Europe over two centuries. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Social Science - Literary Collections | Ancient, Classical & Medieval - History | Social History |
| Dewey: 303.484 |
| LCCN: 2005297260 |
| Series: Manchester Medieval Sources |
| Physical Information: 1.3" H x 5.4" W x 8.4" (1.15 lbs) 416 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - Western Europe |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: The documents in this stimulating volume span from 1245 to 1424 but focus on the 'contagion of rebellion' from 1355 to 1382 that followed in the wake of the plague. They comprise a diversity of sources and cover a variety of forms of popular protest in different social, political and economic settings. Their authors range across a wide political and intellectual horizon and include revolutionaries, the artistocracy, merchants and representatives from the church. They tell gripping and often gruesome stories of personal and collective violence, anguish, anger, terror, bravery, and foolishness. Of over 200 documents presented here, most have been translated into English for the first time, providing students and scholars with a new opportunity to compare social movements across Europe over two centuries, allowing a re-evaluation of pre-industrial revolts, the Black Death and its consequences for political culture and action. This book will be essential reading for those seeking to better understand popular attitudes and protest in medieval Europe. |
