The Tyranny of a Construct: Feudalism and Historians of Medieval Europe

1974/10/01 by Elizabeth A. R. Brown · 159 citations
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paper · doi:10.1086/ahr/79.4.1063

published in The American Historical Review 79(4), 1063-1088 (Oxford University Press)

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Abstract

Elizabeth A. R. Brown; The Tyranny of a Construct: Feudalism and Historians of Medieval Europe, The American Historical Review, Volume 79, Issue 4, 1 October 19

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