Memories of Underdevelopment: What Has Marxism Done for Medieval History, and What Can It Still Do?
Chris Wickham
This chapter examines the medieval history of Europe within context Marxism, discussing changes in class conflicts and their role determining socio-economic developments European countries. It determines historical contributions Marxism has made to future challenges it face. The focuses on Marxist history, which was dominated by three strands production agrarian feudal societies: slave plantations, peasant farming, wage labour.
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