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- catalog abstract ""To explain the rich, complex patterns in the English landscape today, we have to understand the fundamental variations in the medieval countryside. Archaeologists, historians and geographers have long argued about when, why and how these variations developed. In this book Tom Williamson challenges many long-established theories. Some scholars have argued that differences in settlement and field systems were the consequence of culture and custom; others that they reflect geographical variations in the strength of lordship or population pressure. Williamson in contrast argues that the overriding determinants were agricultural and environmental. Using a wealth of evidence from the area between the Thames and the Wash, he shows how subtle differences in soils and climate shaped not only the diverse landscapes of medieval England, but the very structure of the societies that occupied them." "This is a book which puts the environment back where it belongs - at the centre of the historical stage. It will be essential reading for all those interested in the history of the English landscape, social and economic history, and the way that life was lived in the medieval countryside."--Jacket.".
- catalog contributor b12705152.
- catalog coverage "England Economic conditions 1066-1485.".
- catalog coverage "England Economic conditions.".
- catalog coverage "England Environmental conditions.".
- catalog coverage "England Historical geography.".
- catalog coverage "England Social conditions 1066-1485.".
- catalog coverage "England Social conditions To 1066.".
- catalog coverage "Great Britain Historical geography.".
- catalog created "c2003.".
- catalog date "2003".
- catalog date "c2003.".
- catalog dateCopyrighted "c2003.".
- catalog description ""To explain the rich, complex patterns in the English landscape today, we have to understand the fundamental variations in the medieval countryside. Archaeologists, historians and geographers have long argued about when, why and how these variations developed. In this book Tom Williamson challenges many long-established theories. Some scholars have argued that differences in settlement and field systems were the consequence of culture and custom; others that they reflect geographical variations in the strength of lordship or population pressure. Williamson in contrast argues that the overriding determinants were agricultural and environmental. Using a wealth of evidence from the area between the Thames and the Wash, he shows how subtle differences in soils and climate shaped not only the diverse landscapes of medieval England, but the very structure of the societies that occupied them." "This is a book which puts the environment back where it belongs - at the centre of the historical stage. It will be essential reading for all those interested in the history of the English landscape, social and economic history, and the way that life was lived in the medieval countryside."--Jacket.".
- catalog description "Debating the open fields -- Fields and forests -- Champion -- Woodland -- Field and fold -- Plough and furrow --Meadow and green -- Landscape, society and environment.".
- catalog description "Includes bibliographical references and index.".
- catalog extent "x, 214 p. :".
- catalog hasFormat "Shaping medieval landscapes.".
- catalog identifier "0953863069".
- catalog isFormatOf "Shaping medieval landscapes.".
- catalog issued "2003".
- catalog issued "c2003.".
- catalog language "eng".
- catalog publisher "Bollington, (Macclesfield, Cheshire) : Windgather Press,".
- catalog relation "Shaping medieval landscapes.".
- catalog spatial "England Economic conditions 1066-1485.".
- catalog spatial "England Economic conditions.".
- catalog spatial "England Environmental conditions.".
- catalog spatial "England Historical geography.".
- catalog spatial "England Social conditions 1066-1485.".
- catalog spatial "England Social conditions To 1066.".
- catalog spatial "England".
- catalog spatial "Great Britain Historical geography.".
- catalog spatial "Great Britain".
- catalog subject "941.01 21".
- catalog subject "DA600 .W47 2003".
- catalog subject "Human settlements England History To 1500.".
- catalog subject "Human settlements Great Britain History.".
- catalog subject "Landscape England History To 1500.".
- catalog subject "Landscape Great Britain History.".
- catalog subject "Landscapes England History To 1500.".
- catalog tableOfContents "Debating the open fields -- Fields and forests -- Champion -- Woodland -- Field and fold -- Plough and furrow --Meadow and green -- Landscape, society and environment.".
- catalog title "Shaping medieval landscapes : settlement, society, environment / Tom Williamson.".
- catalog type "History. fast".
- catalog type "text".