{"product_id":"the-crisis-of-the-twelfth-thomas-n-bisson-9780691169767","title":"The Crisis of the Twelfth Century: Power, Lordship, and the Origins of European Government","description":"\u003cp\u003eMedieval civilization came of age in thunderous events like the Norman Conquest and the First Crusade. Power fell into the hands of men who imposed coercive new lordships in quest of nobility. Rethinking a familiar history, Thomas Bisson explores the circumstances that impelled knights, emperors, nobles, and churchmen to infuse lordship with social purpose. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBisson traces the origins of European government to a crisis of lordship and its resolution. King John of England was only the latest and most conspicuous in a gallery of bad lords who dominated the populace instead of ruling it. Yet, it was not so much the oppressed people as their tormentors who were in crisis. \u003ci\u003eThe Crisis of the Twelfth Century\u003c\/i\u003e suggests what these violent people-and the outcries they provoked-contributed to the making of governments in kingdoms, principalities, and towns.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Thomas N. Bisson\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0691169764\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780691169767\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Princeton University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/22\/2015\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 720\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.70lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.40h x 5.50w x 1.50d","brand":"Thomas N. Bisson","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43925624619263,"sku":"9780691169767","price":31.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/products\/img_64031e46-4917-4699-9d54-200b4fe78058.jpg?v=1681078377","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-crisis-of-the-twelfth-thomas-n-bisson-9780691169767","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}