{"product_id":"feudal-society-by-marc-bloch-9781138134300","title":"Feudal Society","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMarc Bloch said that his goal in writing \u003ci\u003eFeudal Society\u003c\/i\u003e was to go beyond the technical study a medievalist would typically write and ‘dismantle a social structure.’ In this outstanding and monumental work, which has introduced generations of students and historians to the feudal period, Bloch treats feudalism as a living, breathing force in Western Europe from the ninth to the thirteenth century.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eAt its heart lies a magisterial account of relations between lord and vassal, and the origins and nature of the fief, brought to life through compelling accounts of the nobility, knighthood and chivalry, family relations, political and legal institutions, and the church. For Bloch, history was a process of constant movement and evolution, and he describes the slow process by which feudal societies turned into what would become nation states.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eA tour de force of historical writing, \u003ci\u003eFeudal Society\u003c\/i\u003e is essential reading for anyone interested in both Western Europe’s past and present.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eWith a new foreword by Geoffrey Koziol.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Taylor \u0026 Francis","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47605710651628,"sku":"9781138134300","price":247.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9781138134300-feudal-society.jpg?v=1778139403","url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/products\/feudal-society-by-marc-bloch-9781138134300","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}