Reconstructs the mental world of medieval farmers, and shows that agricultural decision-making was as rational in 1300 as in modern times. Arguing that man's im... » 

Reconstructs the mental world of medieval farmers, and shows that agricultural decision-making was as rational in 1300 as in modern times. Arguing that man's impact on agriculture has been significantly underestimated, this book aims to challenge the view that the medieval period was devastated by ecological and economic crises. «