Property, Power, and Authority in Rus and Latin Europe, ca. 1000–1236
Yulia Mikhaïlova
This book intertwines two themes in medieval studies hitherto kept apart: comparisons of Latin and Orthodox Europe the 'feudal revolution' late- post-Carolingian periods. The broadens debate by comparing texts written 'learned' 'vulgar' Latin, Church Slavonic, Anglo-Norman, East Slavonic. From this comparison, Kingdom Rus appears as a regional variation European society. suggests current interpretations overemphasize factors unique to West overlook deeper pan-European processes.