Medieval technology and social change

Medieval technology and social change

by White, Lynn Jr

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Title Statements

  • Full title :Medieval technology and social change / Lynn White.

Edition Statements

  • Publication Date:1962.

Publication Statements

  • Publisher(s):Clarendon Press
  • Place of Publication:Oxford
  • Language:eng
  • Publication Date:1962.

The Physical Object

  • Description:194 pages : : illustrations (black and white) ; : 22 cm

Edition Identifiers

  • ISBN:0195002660, 9780195002669
  • oclc:ocm00390344
  • LC Classification:CB353
  • Dewey Decimal:901.92

Table of Contents

Stirrup, mounted shock combat, feudalism, and chivalry -- The classic theory of the origins of feudalism and its critics -- The origin and diffusion of the stirrup -- Mounted shock combat and the temper of feudal life -- The agricultural revolution of the early Middle Ages -- The plough and the manorial system -- The discovery of horse-power -- The three-field rotation and improved nutrition -- The northward shift of Europe's focus -- The medieval exploration of mechanical power and devices -- The sources of power -- The development of machine design -- The concept of a power technology.

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Subjects

Civilization Civilization, Medieval Social history -- Medieval, 500-1500 Technology Technology and civilization

Writers

White, Lynn Jr

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