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Medieval violence : physical brutality in Northern France, 1270-1330 /

This volume describes and analyses brutality in the later Middle Ages, focusing on a thriving region of Northern France. It explores experiences of, and attitudes towards, violence as well as offering fresh ways of thinking about violence in societies. New light is thrown on the social life of villa...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Skoda, Hannah, 1981-
Format: eBook
Language:English
Language Notes:English.
Published: Oxford : Oxford University Press, ©2013.
Edition:1st ed.
Series:Oxford historical monographs.
Subjects:
Violence > France, Northern > History > To 1500.
Social history > Medieval, 500-1500.
Europe > Social conditions > To 1492.
Civilization, Medieval.
Histoire sociale > 500-1500 (Moyen Âge)
Europe > Conditions sociales > Jusqu'à 1492.
Civilisation médiévale.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Violence in Society.
Civilization, Medieval
Social conditions
Social history > Medieval
Violence
Europe
Northern France
To 1500
Electronic books.
History
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Description
Summary:This volume describes and analyses brutality in the later Middle Ages, focusing on a thriving region of Northern France. It explores experiences of, and attitudes towards, violence as well as offering fresh ways of thinking about violence in societies. New light is thrown on the social life of villages and towns in a transitional period.
Physical Description:1 online resource (xiii, 282 pages)
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9780191649868
0191649864
0198737874
9780198737872