Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. Translator’s Note ix
4. Preface to the English Edition xi
5. Introduction to the First Edition xv
6. One. Rye and Oats: The Agrarian Revolution of the Early Middle Ages 1
7. Two. Manor and Hide: The Manorial Roots of European Social Structures 28
8. Three. The Conjugal Family and Bilateral Kinship: Social Flexibility through Looser Ties of Descent 58
9. Four. The Feudal System and the Estates: A Special Path of Feudalism 99
10. Five. The Papal Church and Universal Religious Orders: Western Christendom as a Highly Organized Religious Community 144
11. Six. The Crusades and Protocolonialism: The Roots of European Expansionism 194
12. Seven. Preaching and Printing: Early Modes of Mass Communication 232
13. Conclusion. “Through what concatenation of circumstances . . . ?” Interacting Determinants of Europe’s Special Path 272
14. Notes 297
15. Bibliography 347
16. Index 383