Feudalism - further reading guide

Libcom's guide to further reading on feudalism and feudal systems.

*Passages From Antiquity to Feudalism - Anderson
*Lineages of The Absolutist State - Anderson
*Transition From Feudalism to Capitalism - Hilton, Ed.
*Feudal Society, Vol. 1 and 2 – Bloch
Europe and A People Without History - Wolf
The Brenner Debate - Brenner, Et Al.
History of The Middle Ages - H. Pirenne
Thomas Moore and His Utopia - Kautsky

Novels:The Abyss - Yourcenar

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Silvia Federici, Caliban and

Silvia Federici, Caliban and the Witch.

Claudio Katz, 'Karl Marx on the transition from feudalism to capitalism'.

Claudio Katz, From Feudalism to Capitalism.

Samuel Cohn, Lust for Liberty: The Politics of Social Revolt in Medieval Europe, 1200–1425.

Ellen Meiksins Wood, The Origin of Capitalism: A Longer View.

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