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Title: An important book but a difficult and specialized one!
Review: I would not disagree with the other reviewers on the importance of this book. But as a professional medieval historian, I found this book to be slow and difficult, so I feel I should warn other readers that this is not a sprightly guide to medieval institutional history, but a heavily argumentative one.Readers interested in Reynolds' point of view might want to look first at her earlier book, *Kingdoms and Communities in Western Europe 900-1300.* If you really like *Kingdoms and Communities* you might be ready for *Fiefs and Vassals.*
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