Focusing on the village of Elton in the English East Midlands, medieval peasants are portrayed at work and at play seven hundred years ago.
Focusing on the village of Elton in the English East Midlands, medieval peasants are portrayed at work and at play seven hundred years ago.
Looks at the medieval English village, Elton, and through it how medieval people lived their lives, births, marriages, deaths, loves, work, etc.
Every aspect of life in a prosperous thirteenth-century city is explored in this representative study of Troyes in 1250 A.D.
Every aspect of life in a prosperous thirteenth-century city is explored in this representative study of Troyes in 1250 A.D.
The world of Pompeii
by Foss, Pedar W., Dobbins, John J., (John Joseph)
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Describes the day-to-day experiences of civilians living in Europe during the twentieth century, and focuses on the challenges and sacrifices men, women, and children face in times of war.
This collection of essays examines the relationships between the amorphous Indian state and the disparate society it serves. The contributors contend that most Indians are by no means the passive victims of state institutions.
"In History's Disquiet, acclaimed historian Harry Harootunian calls attention to the boundaries that compartmentalize the world around us. In one of the first works to explore on equal footing the European and Japanese conceptions of modernity - as imagined in the writings of Ge…
"The authors allow medieval man and woman to speak for themselves through selections from past journals, songs, even account books."--Time