โ Scribed by Lynn White Jr
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This study examines the role of technological innovation during the rise of social groups in the Middle Ages.
LIST OF PLATES. --
CHAPTER I. Stirrup, Mounted Shock Combat, Feudalism, and Chivalry. I. The Classic Theory of the Origins of Feudalism and its Critics. II. The Origin and Difussion of the Stirrup. III: Mounted Shock Combat and the Temper of Feudal Life. --
CHAPTER II. THE AGRICULTURAL REVOLUTION OF THE EARLY MIDDLE AGES. I. The Plough and the Manorial System. II. The Discovery of Horse-Power. III. The Three-Field Rotation and Improved Nutrition. IV. The Northward Shift of Europ's Focus. --
CHAPTER III. THE MEDIEVAL EXPLORATION OF MECHANICAL POWER AND DEVICES. I. The Sources of Power. II. The Development of Machine Design. III. The Concept of a Power Technology.
Civilization, Mediaeval;Technology and civilization
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