Description: The Jacquerie of 1358 is one of the most famous and mysterious peasant uprisings of the Middle Ages. This book, the first extended study of the Jacquerie in over a century, resolves long-standing controversies about whether the revolt was just an irrational explosion of peasant hatred or simply an extension of the Parisian revolt.
Review Quotes: "This is the first dedicated monograph to be published on the northern French peasant revolt of 1358 known as the Jacquerie since Siméon Luce's École des chartes thesis of 1859...A monographic approach enables Justine Firnhaber Baker to show how the political was dominant in this revolt, even though it was not controlled by political professionals in Paris." -- Christopher Fletcher, Speculum: A Journal of Medieval Studies
"Firnhaber-Baker's fine account neatly underlines all these issues in an important and absorbing study which gives as clear and perceptive understanding of the uprising as we are likely to have. This is an accomplished and authoritative study, convincing in its arguments, and a tremendous book." -- Sean McGlynn, De Re Militari: The Society for Medieval HistoryOne of the many strengths of The Jacquerie of 1358 is how well-rounded it is...Medievalists and historians of unrest and social movements alike will undoubtedly benefit benefit from engaging with this book." -- Jillian M. Bjerke, H-France Review