
First published in 1939, and translated from the fourth German edition, a landmark in 20th century scholarship on the Middle Ages
Brunner (1898-1982) contends that the modern view of medieval society is tainted by our concept of the nation state. He pries beneath the assumptions, and finds a social and political system that is efficient and coherent, but very different from ours. Annotation c. by Book News, Inc., Portland, Or.
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