White,Lynn Jr.

Medieval Technology and Social Change - London: The Oxford University Press, 1962. - x,194p.

1. Stirrup, Mounted Shock Combat, Feudalism, and ChivalryI. The Classic Theory of the Origins of Feudalism and its CriticsII. The Origin and Duffusion of the StirrupIII. Mounted Shock Combat and the Temper of Feudal Life2. The Agricultural Revolution of the Early Middle AgesI. The Plough and the Manorial SystemII. The Discovery of Horse-PowerIII. The Three-Field Rotation and Improved NutritionIV. The Northward Shift of Europe's Focus3. The Medieval Exploration of Mechanical Power and DevicesI. The Sources of PowerII. The Development of Machine DesignIII. The Concept of a Power TechnologyNotesIndex

9780195002669


Civilization, Medieval.
Technology and civilization

901.92 / WHI/M