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An Age of Transition? - Economy and Society in England in the Later Middle Ages (Hardcover, New)
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An Age of Transition? - Economy and Society in England in the Later Middle Ages (Hardcover, New)
Series: Ford Lectures
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This significant new work by a prominent medievalist focusses on
the period of transition between 1250 and 1550, when the wealth and
power of the great lords was threatened and weakened, and when new
social groups emerged and new methods of production were adopted.
Professor Dyer examines both the commercial growth of the
thirteenth century, and the restructuring of farming, trade, and
industry in the fifteenth. The subjects investigated include the
balance between individuals and the collective interests of
families and villages. The role of the aristocracy and in
particular the gentry are scrutinized, and emphasis placed on the
initiatives taken by peasants, traders, and craftsmen. The growth
in consumption moved the economy in new directions after 1350, and
this encouraged investment in productive enterprises. A commercial
mentality persisted and grew, and producers, such as farmers,
profited from the market. Many people lived on wages, but not
enough of them to justify describing the sixteenth century economy
as capitalist. The conclusions are supported by research in sources
not much used before, such as wills, and non-written evidence,
including buildings. Christopher Dyer, who has already published on
many aspects of this period, has produced the first full-length
study by a single author of the 'transition'. He argues for a
reassessment of the whole period, and shows that many features of
the sixteenth, seventeenth, and eighteenth centuries can be found
before 1500.
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