{"product_id":"visions-of-hierarchy-and-inequality-stuart-pracy-9781009308366","title":"Visions of Hierarchy and Inequality in Early Medieval England","description":"This Element examines the socio-political hierarchy of England in the tenth and eleventh centuries, focusing upon the plasticity of the boundary between the ranks of ceorl and thegn. Offering a nuanced analysis of terms such as thegn and ceorl in both early medieval texts and modern scholarship, the Element highlights the mechanisms that allowed these non-institutional signifiers to hold such social weight while conferring few tangible benefits. To better describe the relative social positions, the author argues that a compound method is preferable, supporting this proposal via a thorough deconstruction of writings by Archbishop Wulfstan II of York - responsible for many of scholars' ideas about rank in the period - and the examination of sources that evidence a blurring of 'middling' social boundaries across the two centuries under discussion. Together, these strands of interrogation allow for a fuller understanding of how status was constructed in early medieval England.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Stuart Pracy\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 100930836X\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781009308366\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Cambridge University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/16\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 82\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.27lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.17d","brand":"Stuart Pracy","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":46807149478143,"sku":"9781009308366","price":22.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_1fc9aa12-d4fb-4256-9b75-62956f838ea4.jpg?v=1745378681","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/visions-of-hierarchy-and-inequality-stuart-pracy-9781009308366","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}