The rise of medieval society and the Renaissance was, in large part, a process of reglobalization, as the West increased its contacts with the Chinese and Islamic worlds.

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Well into the 20th century, the Channel Islands retained medieval structures of society and government.

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He delves into the presumed work life of early man, into slave society and medieval guilds.

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Medicine and Society in Late Medieval England, by Carole Rawcliffe.

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Though potential clients have contacted him from as far away as Singapore and the Philippines, most inquiries come from the Society for Creative Anachronism, a medieval reenactment group with 120, 000 participants worldwide.

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Though he has had some interest from overseas, his inquiries typically come from wealthy types looking for a unique place to call home--or members of the Society for Creative Anachronisms , a medieval reenactment group.

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This fluid mercantile society was not necessarily less religious than medieval Europe, but it was less hierarchical and more concerned with secular objectives.

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Islam was unique, I think, among the great world religions in the medieval period in making an explicit place for non-Muslims in society.

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If there is a lesson for the future of Islamic finance from medieval Christian finance, it is that the roots of its decline lay in societal changes to the fragmented, feudal society of Europe of its time.

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