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this book starts by asking the question: why do the historians (medivists) now raise the question of the justification for their activity? The reason for such a question lies in the delegation of powers which currently affects the study (of [medieval] history), which is due to the loss of ideological usefulness of the study of (medieval) history. In the face of this loss of ideological utility, would it then be possible to 'save' the study of (medieval) history by demonstrating the existence of its own intellectual utility? Arguments based on an understanding of (medieval) history as a means of understanding the present or, on the contrary, as a radical change in relation to the present, are then examined to refute them. While, on the other hand, the idea that the study of medieval history is the only one capable of providing answers to certain abstract questions of social science (demonstrated here by the example of the singular figure of the relationship between usage value and exchange value in medieval society) seems acceptable, the essential point is to recognise, contrary to contemporary ideology, that it is not the usefulness of an activity that makes it meaningful and justified. ; Cet ouvrage commence par poser la question de la question : pourquoi les historiens (médiévistes) se posent-ils aujourd'hui la question de la justification de leur activité ? La raison d'une telle interrogation réside dans la délégitimation qui frappe aujourd'hui l'étude (de l'histoire [médiévale]), délégitimation qui trouve sa source dans la perte d'utilité idéologique de l'étude de l'histoire (médiévale). Face à cette perte d'utilité idéologique, serait-il alors possible de "sauver" l'étude de l'histoire (médiévale) par la démonstration de l'existence d'une utilité intellectuelle qui lui serait propre ? Sont alors examinés, pour les réfuter, les arguments fondés sur une compréhension de l'histoire (médiévale) comme moyen de compréhension du présent, ou au contraire comme altérité radicale par rapport au présent. Et si, par ...

This volume aims to investigate the complex theme of social mobility in medieval Italy both by comparing Italian research to contemporary international studies in various European contexts, and by analysing a broad range themes and specific case studies. Medieval social mobility as a European phenomenon, in fact, still awaits a systemic analysis, and has seldom been investigated iuxta propria principia in social , political and economic history. The essays in the book deal with a number of crucial problems: how is social mobility investigated in European and Mediterranean contexts? How did classic mobility channels such as the Church, officialdom, trade, the law, the lordship or diplomacy contribute to shaping the many variables at play in late medieval societies, and to changing--and challenging--inequality? How did movements and changes in social spaces become visible, and what were their markets? What were the dynamics at the heart of the processes of social mobility in the many territorial contexts of the Italian peninsula?--back cover

Das Buch präsentiert die Beiträge einer interdisziplinären Tagung, die 2006 vom Historischen Institut der Universität Bern und der Abegg-Stiftung organisiert wurde. Drei Themenkreise stehen im Mittelpunkt: einzelne Gewandelemente wie Kopfbedeckungen oder Schuhe, soziale Schichtung und ständische Differenzierung, wie etwa fürstliche, städtische oder klösterliche Kleidung, sowie symbolische Aspekte von Kleidung und Mode. Gemeinschaftliche Publikation der Abegg-Stiftung und des Schwabe Verlags, Basel