Marginal economy?, a: east anglian breckland in the later middle ages
Auteur :
Bailey, Mark
Éditeur :
Cambridge University Press
ISBN :
9780521073141
Date de publication :
4 sept. 2008
Dimensions :
22,4 x 14,4 x 1,8 cm
Poids :
300 g
Format :
Trade paperback (US)
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
Grande Bretagne
A theory of the margin has long featured in the work of medieval historians. Marginal regions are taken to be those of poor soil or geographical remoteness, where farmers experienced particular difficulties in grain production. It is argued that such regions were cultivated only when demographic pressure intensified in the thirteenth century.