This insightful and comprehensive portrait of medieval European society (from the Carolingian period to the peasant revolts of the 14th and 15th centuries) offers an in-depth view of the peasant-lord relationship.

Social structure and status were organized around the great shift in land tenancy, fiscal matters, law, and demographics that marked the most important medieval societies—changes that led to the emergence of modern societies.

From the free and unfree in early medieval society to the peasant revolts and resistance at the end of the Middle Ages, Laurent Feller offers a synthesis of recent development in social history.

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