War and Border Societies in the Middle Ages
Anthony Goodman, Anthony Tuck (eds.)
The frontier or `marcher' societies flourished in the Middle Ages and their influence has lasted well into modern times. In this study of Anglo-Scottish relations and of border society, the contributors examine the infrastructure beneath societies which were permanently `organized for war'. They draw on Anglo-Scottish archival material to argue that the issues which feature in other frontier societies - acculturation and the creation of special institutions - appeared also on the Anglo-Scottish frontier. The book uses the celebrated Battle of Otterburn as a starting-point for a major reassessment of border society, challenging the view put forward in popular ballads that the borders were isolated and self-contained.
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Ano:
2003
Editora:
Routledge
Idioma:
english
Páginas:
212
ISBN 10:
0415080215
ISBN 13:
9780415080217
Arquivo:
PDF, 3.19 MB
IPFS:
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english, 2003