Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Preface ix
3. Contents xiii
4. Illustrations xv
5. A Note on Translations xvii
6. Abbreviations xix
7. Introduction: Marginality and Centrality of Peasants 1
8. Part I Peasant Labor and a Hierarchical Society
9. Chapter 1 Peasant Labor and the Limits of Mutuality 15
10. Chapter 2 The Breakdown of Mutuality: Laments over the Mistreatment of Peasants 40
11. Part 2 The Origins of Inequality
12. Chapter 3 Equality and Freedom at Creation 59
13. Chapter 4 The Curse of Noah 86
14. Chapter 5 National Myths and the Origins of Serfdom 105
15. Part 3 Unfavorable Images of Peasants
16. Chapter 6 Representations of Contempt and Subjugation 133
17. Chapter 7 Peasant Bodies, Male and Female 157
18. Part 4 Peasant Agency, Peasant Humanity
19. Chapter 8 Peasant Warriors and Peasant Liberties 177
20. Chapter 9 Pious and Exemplary Peasants 204
21. Part 5 The Revolt Against Servitude
22. Chapter 10 The Problem of Servitude: Arbitrary Mistreatment, Symbolic Degradation 239
23. Chapter 11 Peasant Rebellions of the Late Middle Ages 257
24. Conclusion Harmony and Dissonance 289
25. Notes 307
26. Bibliography 403
27. Index 451