{"product_id":"image-of-the-medieval-peasant-as-alien-and-exemplary-9780804733731","title":"Image of the Medieval Peasant as Alien and","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis book examines the conflicting images of peasants from the post-Carolingian period to the German Peasants' War—how they were represented as subhuman yet as close to God; as contemptible yet as exemplary Christians—and how such views formed the basis for social movements.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Freedman's command of material drawn from all over Europe is impressive and anyone interested in the medieval or early modern German peasantry will profit greatly from reading this book.\" -- \u003ci\u003eCentral European History\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIntroduction: marginality and centrality of peasants; Part I. Peasant Labor and a Hierarchical Society: 1. Peasant labor and the limits of mutuality; 2. The breakdown of mutuality: laments over the mistreatment of peasants; Part II. The Origins of Inequality: 3. Equality and freedom at creation; 4. The curse of Noah; 5. National myths and the origins of serfdom; Part III. Unfavorable Images of Peasants: 6. Representations of contempt and subjugation; 7. Peasant bodies, male and female; Part IV. Peasant Agency, Peasant Humanity: 8. Peasant warriors and peasant liberties; 9. Pious and exemplary peasants; Part V. The Revolt Against Servitude: 10. The problem of servitude: arbitrary mistreatment, symbolic degradation; 11. Peasant rebellions of the late middle ages; Conclusion: harmony and dissonance.","brand":"Stanford University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49405530800471,"sku":"9780804733731","price":28.8,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780804733731.jpg?v=1730492748","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/image-of-the-medieval-peasant-as-alien-and-exemplary-9780804733731","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}