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The Jacquerie of 1358 is one of the most famous and mysterious peasant uprisings of the Middle Ages. This book, the first extended study of the Jacquerie in over a century, resolves long-standing controversies about whether the revolt was just an irrational explosion of peasant hatred or simply an extension of the Parisian revolt.
List of contents
- Introduction. Telling Stories: Sources and Approaches
- 1: Complaints: The Aftermath of Poitiers
- 2: New Marvels: Turning the World Upside Down
- 3: An Unheard of Thing: The Massacre at Saint-Leu-d'Esserent
- 4: All Masters: From Massacre to Movement
- 5: Noisy Terrors: The Violence of the Jacquerie
- 6: Captains and Assemblies: The Organization of the Jacquerie
- 7: The Non-Nobles: Rebels and their Communities
- 8: Strong Enough to Fight the Nobles: The Battles of Meaux and Mello-Clermont
- 9: Hatred and Malevolence: The Counter-Jacquerie
- 10: Good Love and Hard Words: The Legacy of Revolt
- Conclusion: Forgetting and Remembering the Jacquerie
About the author
Justine Firnhaber-Baker is Senior Lecturer at the University of St Andrews and a former fellow of All Souls College, Oxford University. Her work focuses on violence, politics, and law in late medieval France from a social historical perspective. Her previous book, Violence and the State in Languedoc c. 1250-1400, was published by Cambridge University Press. Her articles have appeared in Past & Present, Speculum, French History, and The Journal of Medieval History.
Summary
The Jacquerie of 1358 is one of the most famous and mysterious peasant uprisings of the Middle Ages. This book, the first extended study of the Jacquerie in over a century, resolves long-standing controversies about whether the revolt was just an irrational explosion of peasant hatred or simply an extension of the Parisian revolt.
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One of the many strengths of The Jacquerie of 1358 is how well-rounded it is...Medievalists and historians of unrest and social movements alike will undoubtedly benefit from engaging with this book.
