"The term 'feudal society' is a caricature. It was invented by nineteenth-century historians to capture a particular period in French history, that of the retreat of monarchy (and thus of state author
In a collection of combative essays, Dominique Barthelemy presents a sharply revisionist account of the history of France around the Year 1000. He challenges the view, developed in the influential wr
This fine translation provides English readers with a recent and thought-provoking work of medieval history by Iogna-Pratt (director of research at the Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, Pa
