Title: Society and history : essays /
Authors: Thrupp, Sylvia L. 1903-1997
Publisher: University of Michigan Press,
Year: 1977
Subjects: Cities and towns, Medieval; Civilization, Medieval; Social sciences and history; Cities history history.; Social Conditions history; Civilization history; Europe History
Contents: Social control in the medieval town -- Hierarchy, illusion, and social mobility -- Economy and society in medieval England -- The dynamics of medieval society -- Comparison of cultures in the Middle Ages : Western standards as applied to Muslim civilization -- The city as the idea of social order -- Aliens in and around London in the fifteenth century -- A survey of the alien population of England in 1440 -- Plague effects in Medieval Europe -- The problem of replacement-rates in late medieval English population -- Tradition and development : a choice of views -- Preface to 'Change in medieval society : Europe north of the Alps, 1050-1500' -- The creativity of cities -- Medieval gilds reconsidered -- The problem of conservatism in fifteenth-century England -- The pedigree and prospects of local history -- Some historians on generalization -- The role of comparison in the development of economic history -- History and sociology : new opportunities for cooperation -- What history and sociology can learn from each other -- Diachronic methods in comparative politics -- Editorial from the first issue of 'Comparative studies in society and history' -- Comparative studies in society and history : a working alliance among specialists.