The Middle Ages without Feudalism : Essays in Criticism and Comparison on the Medieval West (Hardcover, New ed)

Contents: Preface; Part I Feudalism: Afterthoughts on Fiefs and Vassals; Carolingian elopements as a sidelight on counts and vassals; Fiefs and vassals in 12th-century Jerusalem: a view from the West; Fiefs and vassals in Scotland: a view from outside; Did all the land belong to the king?; The use of feudalism in comparative history. Part II Law: Medieval law; The emergence of professional law in the long 12th century. Part III States and Nations: Government and community; The historiography of the medieval state; Our forefathers? Tribes, peoples and nations in the age of migrations; How different was England?; Trust in medieval society and politics; The idea of a nation as a political community; Empires: a problem of comparative history; Secular power and authority in the Middle Ages; Vocabularies for comparative and interdisciplinary history; Index.