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Author Bennett, Michael J. (Michael John), 1949-

Title Community, class, and careerism : Cheshire and Lancashire society in the age of Sir Gawain and the Green Knight / Michael J. Bennett
Published Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 1983

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Description xii, 286 pages : genealogical table, maps ; 22 cm
Series Cambridge studies in medieval life and thought ; 3rd ser., v. 18
Cambridge studies in medieval life and thought. 3rd series ; v. 18
Cambridge studies in medieval life and thought ; 3rd ser., v. 18
Cambridge studies in medieval life and thought. 3rd series ; v. 18
Contents Machine derived contents note: List of maps and tables -- Acknowledgements -- Abbreviations -- Genealogical table -- Introduction -- 1. The regional society -- 2. The county communities -- 3. Lesser solidarities -- 4. The population -- 5. Landed society -- 6. The peasantry -- 7. Towns, trade and industry -- 8. The church -- 9. Military service -- 10. Power, patronage and provincial culture -- 11. Conclusion -- Bibliography -- Index
Analysis North-west England Social conditions 1375-1425
Notes Includes index
Bibliography Bibliography: pages 251-268
Subject Gawain (Legendary character) -- Romances -- History and criticism
SUBJECT Sir Gawain and the Green Knight. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n79068347
Subject Knights and knighthood in literature.
Social history -- Medieval, 500-1500.
SUBJECT Cheshire (England) http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n81018209 -- Social conditions. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh2001008850
Cheshire -- Social conditions
Lancashire (England) http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n79043438 -- Social conditions. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh2001008850
Great Britain -- Social life and customs -- 1066-1485. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85056948
LC no. 82004354
ISBN 0521247446