{"product_id":"feudal-society-paperback","title":"Feudal Society - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eMarc Bloch\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eGeoffrey Koziol\u003c\/b\u003e (Foreword by)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMarc Bloch said that his goal in writing \u003ci\u003eFeudal Society\u003c\/i\u003e was to go beyond the technical study a medievalist would typically write and 'dismantle a social structure.' In this outstanding and monumental work, which has introduced generations of students and historians to the feudal period, Bloch treats feudalism as living, breathing force in Western Europe from the ninth to the thirteenth century. At its heart lies a magisterial account of relations of lord and vassal, and the origins of the nature of the fief, brought to life through compelling accounts of the nobility, knighthood and chivalry, family relations, political and legal institutions, and the church. For Bloch history was a process of constant movement and evolution and he describes throughout the slow process by which feudal societies turned into what would become nation states. A tour de force of historical writing, \u003ci\u003eFeudal Society\u003c\/i\u003e is essential reading for anyone interested in both Western Europe's past and present.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWith a new foreword by Geoffrey Koziol\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMarc Bloch (1886 - 1944) was a French historian who lectured in Medieval and Economic history. He is best known for his pioneering studies \u003ci\u003eFrench Rural History\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eFeudal Society\u003c\/i\u003e and the posthumously-published title \u003cem\u003eThe Historian's Craft\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 570\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.16 x 8.5 x 5.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e April 04, 2014\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42736872521791,"sku":"9780415738682","price":68.02,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/a91c5fe9234f37bd572714f60da34f6e.webp?v=1765148137","url":"https:\/\/dhlswag.com\/products\/feudal-society-paperback","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}