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Medieval Technology and Social Change

Lynn White

Discover how technological advancements transformed medieval European societies with this insightful book. Lynn White explores the impact of machines and tools on feudalism, introducing factories and a new way of life. Learn about the development of the manorial system, new plows, and crop rotation methods. White highlights the stirrup's significance, which brought long-range cavalry to battles and escalated small-scale conflicts to "shock combat." Discover more inventions such as cannons, flamethrowers, watermills, and reapers, which changed the course of history. Explore a time of significant social change in this fascinating read.
Publish Date
1966-12-31T00:00:00.000Z
1966-12-31T00:00:00.000Z
first published in 1962
Goodreads Rating
3.75
ISBN
9780195002669
Recommendations
2
Recommendations
2019-07-06T13:17:11.000Z
@mikebala @mckaywrigley Bartlett's Making of Europe, White's Medieval Technology and Social Change, Fletcher's Quest for El Cid to start with.      source
2015-11-06T17:13:19.000Z
@paulg it really is great.      source