Villagers and Lords in Eastern Europe, 1300-1800
Markus Cerman
Palgrave Macmillan
List of Tables.- Note on References.- Series Editors'.- Preface.- Acknowledgements.- Glossary.- Map.- Understanding 'Demesne Lordship'.- The Myth of a 'Second Serfdom'.- Explaining the Rise of Demesne Lordship and of the Demesne Economy.- A Characterization of the Economic System.- A General Backwardness?.- Towards a New Assessment.- Bibliography.- Index.