01498cam a2200325 i 4500 283095730 TxAuBib 20020314120000.0 020314s1977||||||||||||||||||||||||eng|u 76-48961 9780394320526 $10.00 0394320522 $10.00 TxAuBib rda Tierney, Brian. Feudalism--Cause or Cure of Anarchy / Brian Tierney, Donald Kagan & L. Pearce Williams. 3d ed. New York, NY : Random House, Inc., 1977. 47 p : hardcover (slender.) txt rdacontent n rdamedia nc rdacarrier Random House Historical Pamphlet Edition ; 4 Great issues in Western civilization ; ; 4 After the downfall of the Roman Empire most of western Europe fell under the rule of Germanic kings. Population drained away from the great cities, and nearly all the people of Europe came to live in small self-sufficient villages. The structure of international trade broke down. Roman law was forgotten. The peace and order that had characterized the Roman Empire in its best days gave way to incessant petty warfare. 20020314. Feudalism. Anarchy. Random House Historical Pamphlet Edition ; 4. Great issues in Western civilization ; ; 4.